British war hawk Liz Truss feels "ready" to use nukes
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Will war-mongering score her the premiership at Downing Street?
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Liz Truss, the war-hawk of No. 10?
British premiership candidate Liz Truss declared Tuesday, in Birmingham, that she feels "ready" to launch Trident nuclear weapons, asserting that making a decision was an "important duty of the prime minister."
There was no mention of when the Conservative candidate will be using nuclear weapons; however, Truss also pledged to raise military spending by 3% of the GDP by the end of the decade.
Truss has been attempting to brand herself as a remake of the 'Iron Lady' - Margaret Thatcher - an ultra-conservative militarist and plutocrat. Last month, images of Truss' tailored suit compared to a famous image of Margaret Thatcher wearing the exact same suit went viral. Users remarked that Truss' suit was tailored down to the last detail.
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Truss has been a staunch advocate for Ukraine, blaming Russia for much of the incompetence at home, including high inflation, high gas prices, and the rising cost of living - which have mostly come from appalling economic policies at home in addition to unilateral sanctions at home.
According to Politico, as of Tuesday, Truss has leveraged 26 points ahead of Rishi Sunak, Britain's wealthiest politician who is also running for premiership.
This wouldn't mark the first time Conservatives push war-mongering rhetoric, attempting to appeal to fascism and aggression.
Recently, Truss and Sunak have been making efforts to gain Zionist voters' blessings with events and letters addressing Britain's embassy relocation.
Despite all, London realizes it can not scapegoat Russia for the rising costs and dire economic situation at home - experts stress that if Truss does not steer her economic policies in a different direction, the Conservative Party is bound to suffer.
Truss has suggested that she will use tax cuts to boost the economy despite that economists and her Conservative colleagues are warning that this will only stoke and embed inflation in the country.
