• Flyberius [comrade/them]@hexbear.netBanned from community
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    Let’s be honest, they were hardly going to leave their nuclear submarine bases in the hands of a hostile government, were they…

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        Because they weren’t based in a country trying to join NATO during those 30 years. Until the maiden coup they were very close.

        Imagine if China managed to orchestrate a coup in Scotland. Do you expect the British wouldn’t attempt to secure their nuclear submarine bases on the coast near Glasgow?