We should be happy - but we aren't Published Thursday 3rd July 2008 11:40 GMT Nail down your security priorities. Ask the experts and your peers at The Register Security Debate, September 24 2008. Comment The UK media this morning is alive with "giant carrier" headlines, as the long-awaited contracts for the Royal Navy's new carriers are signed at last. In fact, as some news sources reported at the time, the deals were effectively confirmed six weeks ago, but today is the public announcement. The general take from most of the beat hacks runs something like this: "How ridiculous. Look at the silly MoD and the silly Navy, spending billions on massive great aircraft carriers while soldiers are struggling for lack of cheap helicopters, transports etc in Afghanistan. Why, these carriers are no more than another Eurofighter. They...
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