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If Admiral Lord West really believes (Letters, 25 January) that stability in the Middle East and Mediterranean calls for nuclear attack submarines, he is not living in the real world. No conceivable strategic threat in such an unstable region could effectively be met with the threat, let alone use, of weapons of mass destruction. Or does the admiral simply mean submarines driven by nuclear power? If so, it would simply underline the uselessness and immorality of the expensive renewal of the UK’s Trident submarines.Canon Dr Paul OestreicherVice-president of CNDIf Admiral Lord West really believes (Letters, 25 January) that stability in the Middle East and Mediterranean calls for nuclear attack submarines, he is not living in the real world. No conceivable strategic threat in such an unstable region could effectively be met with the threat, let alone use, of weapons of mass destruction. Or does the admiral simply mean submarines driven by nuclear power? If so, it would simply underline the uselessness and immorality of the expensive renewal of the UK’s Trident submarines.Canon Dr Paul OestreicherVice-president of CND
• A few years ago, while attending a workshop about preparing for death during Dying Matters Awareness Week, I learned that it is possible to buy a bookcase that can be taken apart and reassembled as a coffin. Has Ikea missed a trick there (Letters, 30 January)?Sue FirthNorth Hykeham, Lincolnshire• A few years ago, while attending a workshop about preparing for death during Dying Matters Awareness Week, I learned that it is possible to buy a bookcase that can be taken apart and reassembled as a coffin. Has Ikea missed a trick there (Letters, 30 January)?Sue FirthNorth Hykeham, Lincolnshire
• “Meeting cancelled, manicure scheduled” – what a great tagline for highlighting women’s priorities (The seven apps every woman should own, G2, 30 January). What about an app for fitting your crinoline?Tricia CusackGreystones, Co Wicklow, Ireland• “Meeting cancelled, manicure scheduled” – what a great tagline for highlighting women’s priorities (The seven apps every woman should own, G2, 30 January). What about an app for fitting your crinoline?Tricia CusackGreystones, Co Wicklow, Ireland
• Returning from watching Blades v Aston Villa I was surprised to see that in the Championship table (31 January) my team had been renamed Sheffielcd Utd. I was cheered to see that the team across town had the even odder title of Nottield Wed.Penny NunnCoventry• Returning from watching Blades v Aston Villa I was surprised to see that in the Championship table (31 January) my team had been renamed Sheffielcd Utd. I was cheered to see that the team across town had the even odder title of Nottield Wed.Penny NunnCoventry
• Why does the cryptic crossword seem more difficult with a bigger grid and bigger squares?Alan WallerCheltenham, Gloucestershire• Why does the cryptic crossword seem more difficult with a bigger grid and bigger squares?Alan WallerCheltenham, Gloucestershire
• Theresa May tells us she is not a quitter (Report, 31 January). The last person to say that was President Nixon, in the week he resigned.Stephen BarberCarterton, Oxfordshire• Theresa May tells us she is not a quitter (Report, 31 January). The last person to say that was President Nixon, in the week he resigned.Stephen BarberCarterton, Oxfordshire
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