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Britain is struggling to accept the end of Atlanticism

The ‘special relationship’ has underpinned the UK’s security since the Suez Canal debacle — but the world has changed

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. 

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菲利普•斯蒂芬斯

菲利普•斯蒂芬斯(Philip Stephens)目前担任英国《金融时报》的副主编。作为FT的首席政治评论员,他的专栏每两周更新一次,评论manbetx app苹果 和英国的事务。他著述甚丰,曾经为英国前首相托尼-布莱尔写传记。斯蒂芬斯毕业于牛津大学,目前和家人住在伦敦。

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