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> [Britain's independent possession of nuclear weapons has turned into a political touchstone for commitment to national defense, but this is an illusion.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/crispin-blunt/britain-s-independent-possession-of-nuclear-weapons-has-turned-into-a/)

[Crispin Blunt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/crispin-blunt/)

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## More by Crispin Blunt

> [Failure to find a way to incorporate political Islam in democracy, however uncomfortable its ideology is for secular liberals, will mean we have given…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/crispin-blunt/failure-to-find-a-way-to-incorporate-political-islam-in-democracy/)

[Crispin Blunt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/crispin-blunt/)

> [We simply do not have time as we move from one meeting to the next to have hours to peruse leisure websites of whatever…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/crispin-blunt/we-simply-do-not-have-time-as-we-move-from-one-meeting-to-the-next-to/)

[Crispin Blunt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/crispin-blunt/)

> [The Islamist camp is infused with a righteous indignation, as the forces of old, corrupt and rotten Egypt unite to try and drive them…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/crispin-blunt/the-islamist-camp-is-infused-with-a-righteous-indignation-as-the/)

[Crispin Blunt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/crispin-blunt/)

> [In 2013 I voted against military intervention in Syria.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/crispin-blunt/in-2013-i-voted-against-military-intervention-in-syria/)

[Crispin Blunt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/crispin-blunt/)

> [We don't comment on special forces operations. And if you run an operation for a long time as we have here, and in Libya,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/crispin-blunt/we-don-t-comment-on-special-forces-operations-and-if-you-run-an/)

[Crispin Blunt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/crispin-blunt/)

> [Frankly, everyone knows that Iain Duncan Smith is not making the impact we would all like him to be as our leader and is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/crispin-blunt/frankly-everyone-knows-that-iain-duncan-smith-is-not-making-the/)

[Crispin Blunt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/crispin-blunt/)

> [We are in this Alice in Wonderland world where parliament has approved a motion saying: 'notes the government will not deploy U.K. troops in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/crispin-blunt/we-are-in-this-alice-in-wonderland-world-where-parliament-has/)

[Crispin Blunt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/crispin-blunt/)

> [U.K. policy in Libya before and since the intervention of March 2011 was founded on erroneous assumptions and an incomplete understanding of the country…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/crispin-blunt/u-k-policy-in-libya-before-and-since-the-intervention-of-march-2011/)

[Crispin Blunt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/crispin-blunt/)

> [There may be connections between the nearest prison to Oxford these days, HMP Bullingdon, and other institutions of that name. I have yet to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/crispin-blunt/there-may-be-connections-between-the-nearest-prison-to-oxford-these/)

[Crispin Blunt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/crispin-blunt/)

> [The private sector complains that some of the agencies set up to advise and assist them in protecting their networks, such as CESG, are…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/crispin-blunt/the-private-sector-complains-that-some-of-the-agencies-set-up-to/)

[Crispin Blunt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/crispin-blunt/)

> [Turkey is an important strategic partner facing a volatile period. It needs and deserves our support, but that support needs to include our critique…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/crispin-blunt/turkey-is-an-important-strategic-partner-facing-a-volatile-period-it/)

[Crispin Blunt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/crispin-blunt/)

> [The coalition government made it clear from the outset that it would proceed with defendant anonymity in rape cases only if the evidence justifying…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/crispin-blunt/the-coalition-government-made-it-clear-from-the-outset-that-it-would/)

[Crispin Blunt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/crispin-blunt/)

> [I have known Damian Green for over 20 years, since we were elected together in 1997. He stands out among us with the highest…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/crispin-blunt/i-have-known-damian-green-for-over-20-years-since-we-were-elected/)

[Crispin Blunt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/crispin-blunt/)

> [The requirement for military force is clear when looking at the first of the nine points agreed in Vienna, which states that 'Syria's unity,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/crispin-blunt/the-requirement-for-military-force-is-clear-when-looking-at-the-first/)

[Crispin Blunt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/crispin-blunt/)

> [There is fear of impoverishment as a narrowly based ideological government, infused with medieval religious rectitude, lays waste to the Egyptian economy, which, given…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/crispin-blunt/there-is-fear-of-impoverishment-as-a-narrowly-based-ideological/)

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