• TreadOnMe [none/use name]@hexbear.net
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      1 month ago

      My current conspiracy brain is telling me it is because the British government wants to outsource the expenses of their nuclear deterrent. Basically everything in Britain is being piece-meal sold to private capital, so it wouldn’t shock me if this was considered some bold cost-savings measure.

      They are truly venal little toads.

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      1 month ago

      As with many things it’s about personal wealth and power. Any “defensive” planning and movement ultimately moves money from the working class.

      Because of uk-usa relations, I imagine more money went to the American rich than the British wealthy.