A senior defence department source told The Independent that there was a serious debate going on at all levels over the long-term role of the armed forces and whether a nuclear deterrent was still needed. The Chancellor, Gordon Brown, is believed to have privately queried the huge cost.<\/em> \u00bb<\/p>\n<\/p>\n\tLa fronde, chez les d\u00e9put\u00e9s travailliste, pourrait aller jusqu’\u00e0 forcer un d\u00e9bat sur la question aux Communes, peut-\u00eatre \u00e0 la fin de ce mois. Actuellement, les consultations sont nombreuses et passionn\u00e9es au sein du parti au pouvoir. L’argument est en g\u00e9n\u00e9ral technique et strat\u00e9gique : une force nucl\u00e9aire modernis\u00e9e est-elle n\u00e9cessaire? Le nucl\u00e9aire est-il encore n\u00e9cessaire aujourd’hui?<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
\tTony Blair est dans un autre monde. Il est pour, passionn\u00e9ment, sans concession possible. Il compte bien imposer une d\u00e9cision de lancer le nouveau programme avant son d\u00e9part du 10 Downing Street. Quels sont les arguments du Premier ministre, selon The Independent<\/em>? Il n’y en a qu’un: les Am\u00e9ricains. L’alignement inconditionnel sur les Am\u00e9ricains, dans toutes les mati\u00e8res possibles, de toutes les fa\u00e7ons possibles.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n\tL’explication rapide donn\u00e9e par The Independent<\/em> est exp\u00e9di\u00e9e en un mot, avec le m\u00eame caract\u00e8re d’irrationalit\u00e9 que la position de Blair lui-m\u00eame. Une seule chose : les Am\u00e9ricains, et l’\u00e9trange argument que le Royaume-Uni doit aux Am\u00e9ricains cette d\u00e9cision. L\u00e0-dessus, on encha\u00eene sur les inconv\u00e9nients de la chose, gr\u00e2ce \u00e0 la politique iranienne des Am\u00e9ricains.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n\t\u00ab Mr Blair is thought to be determined to have the matter settled before he leaves 10 Downing Street. He believes that Britain owes it to the US to remain a member of the nuclear club.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/p>\n\t\u00bb Yesterday, Mr Blair and the Foreign Secretary, Jack Straw, held talks at Chequers with the US Secretary of State, Condoleezza Rice, about the worsening relations with Iran. The US government, backed by Britain, is intent on preventing Iran from developing nuclear weapons. Critics say Britain’s case is weakened if Mr Blair insists on rebuilding Britain’s nuclear arsenal.<\/em> \u00bb<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
\tMis en ligne le 17 octobre 2005 \u00e0 16H35<\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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