By the Editor: The author challenges the view that there is widespread moral support among the British public for CASD, and argues that early warnings from the highest level within the RN that CASD would dangerously erode its core role have been vindicated. He concludes that correcting this imbalance creates an opportunity for a new UK leading world role as a non-nuclear ‘ force for good’. The Editorial of the last edition of the Review (NR107/2) included the following passage relating to CASD50: “An armed force needs to be underpinned by a moral certainty, derived from the British public, tha…