Sir, – I read Robert Forsyth’s three articles ‘CASD50: A View from the Other Side’ (NR107/3-4 and NR108/1) with great interest but was ultimately disappointed as there were just too many errors for the articles to be taken seriously as drivers for change. I answered some key points in an earlier article for The Naval Review. However, I felt that Rob’s latest missive warranted a further response. The articles sadly show a fundamental misunderstanding not only of the nature of deterrence but of UK nuclear policy in general and the role of the SSBN Commanding Officer in particular. Rob’s fundamen…
