The writer is an FT contributing editor
There are questions about Britain’s national security that go unasked even in secret corners of Whitehall. The answers might be too painful. Donald Trump’s contempt for European allies throws up just such a query. As far as I can tell, no one has dared ask it, so here goes. What would the government do if a US president decided to turn off its Trident nuclear missiles?
The more you have to lose, the greater the temptation to avoid admitting that things could go badly awry. Human nature collides here with cold logic. The more serious the potential shock, the more important it is to think the unthinkable.