Former armed forces minister James Heappey wrote that many government departments had declined to practice evacuating to a bunker.

On the bunker drill, the former minister said that all secretaries of state - not just defence - have a desk and a bed ready for them in a bunker.

This is not so they are able to survive a nuclear attack “for re-populating our islands after the apocalypse” but “because their departments are as integral to the war effort as the MoD”.

Because it’s precisely these politicians who should be repopulating after a potential apocalypse /s

Alternate title: “Former military guy can only think about conflict and makes war mongering comments to scare politicians and population”

  • index@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
    1025·
    9 months ago

    If you desire peace, prepare for war.

    This is propaganda twisted logic at its finest. If you want peace you prepare peace you do not fucking prepare war!

      • MrMcGasion@lemmy.worldEnglish
        52·
        9 months ago

        Eh, there are plenty of old quotes that don’t hold up, and the last 1500 years haven’t really been that peaceful. I think it’s fair to be critical of a philosophy that’s been around that long and has really just been better at marketing increased military spending than actually successful at building real peace.

      • index@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
        26·
        9 months ago

        if the last 1500 years teach you something is that when someone is preparing for war they do not want peace.