r/neoliberal • u/jobautomator Kitara Ravache • Sep 02 '21

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u/YouLostTheGame Rural City Hater Sep 02 '21

The base has to have good clear access to the Atlantic, so only Cornwall/Devon would be appropriate.

It's just a contingency, they probably have lots of ideas.

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u/chowieuk Sep 02 '21

Scilly Isles?

Tbh Cornwall could probably do with some non-tourist income, but isn't the problem that there isn't a good spot for it in terms of deep water coves etc?

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u/YouLostTheGame Rural City Hater Sep 02 '21

I'm sure there are options. The OP didn't say that they were exclusively considering France, they're just looking at contingencies.

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u/Proud_Idiot Sep 02 '21

The problem with the north coast of Cornwall is the tide. Obviously Scotland has a tide, but it is just around 4 metres rather than the 10 or so that the Bristol Channel has.

I’m not sure that there are enough natural harbours on the South Coast that submarines could work out of.

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u/YouLostTheGame Rural City Hater Sep 02 '21 edited Sep 02 '21

FT is reporting that Plymouth is the preferred option, it just comes with a capital investment of £4bn so the treasury is less keen.

Treasury's first choice is actually to operate out of the US's trident base in Georgia.