One astute Muslim activist commented on the issue, saying, “I’m glad they spent all that money on Prince William’s royal wedding and the Diamond Jubilee. Every dollar, every pound, every euro they spend on royal celebrations is one less dollar or pound or euro they spend to kill people like me -- Muslims in the Islamic world and other people in the Global South.”
And he’s right. Every dollar they spend on royal pomp is one less dollar they spend on war machines.
And if the British government spends more money on royal celebrations, Britain might be compelled to cancel the Trident upgrade, which is a plan to replace the country’s four Vanguard class submarines, each of which have 48 nuclear warheads on board, with four new Trident submarines, with each of them also armed with 48 nuclear weapons.
And he’s right. Every dollar they spend on royal pomp is one less dollar they spend on war machines.
And if the British government spends more money on royal celebrations, Britain might be compelled to cancel the Trident upgrade, which is a plan to replace the country’s four Vanguard class submarines, each of which have 48 nuclear warheads on board, with four new Trident submarines, with each of them also armed with 48 nuclear weapons.
