A full-scale nuclear war, probably resultant from this, would likely devastate the planet for generations, and if a new report out of Rutgers University in the US is to be believed, could kill five billion people. This is not a yes/no act, and the decision is far from binary. In this area, the ultimate task of the premier is to press, or not, the red button to unleash the country's nuclear deterrent to save the nation. The first task of government is to protect the nation, and the primary job of the prime minister is to take the decisions and actions which will protect the people. Pressing the red button – to press or not to press?
Analysis: Threat of nuclear attack never higher and could kill five billion.COMMENT: Does Britain really have a 'big, red nuclear button'?.There may be no actual button, more a procedure following a strict chain of command, but nuclear weapons expert Hamish de Bretton-Gordon OBE, a former British Army officer and former commanding officer of the UK's Joint Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear Regiment and NATO's Rapid Reaction CBRN Battalion, gives his view on what would be expected of the next leader of the United Kingdom.
With this in mind, will the next Prime Minister taking up office on 6 September, demonstrate that they have what it takes to make the right 'yes' or 'no' decision to command the series of orders that would launch a nuclear strike from the UK – what might be colloquially referred to as pushing the 'Red Button'? A full-scale nuclear war would likely devastate the planet for generations, with recent academic research suggesting such an event could kill five billion people.
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