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jonbxx 24-07-2019 10:14
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Chris (Post 36003856)
Indeed. NATO works rather well without its own body of law, Parliament or anthem. It has done far more to guarantee European peace than the EU ever will.

Bilateral arrangements are flexible and effective and I’m confident something can be put in place to protect shipping in the strait.
You might want to check this out - NATO Anthem - https://www.nato.int/cps/en/natohq/news_150419.htm

Chris 24-07-2019 10:38
Re: Iran Tension Escalates as Iran Seizes British Vessels In Strait of Homuz
 
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Originally Posted by jonbxx (Post 36003895)
You might want to check this out - NATO Anthem - https://www.nato.int/cps/en/natohq/news_150419.htm
“NATO hymn,” in fact. Close, but no cigar. ;)

1andrew1 24-07-2019 10:40
Re: Iran Tension Escalates as Iran Seizes British Vessels In Strait of Homuz
 
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Originally Posted by nomadking (Post 36003775)
3) The Navy cutbacks started before 2010.
I'm not sure where 2010 comes into the equation - I said we downsized our navy too much.

richard s 24-07-2019 21:12
Re: Iran Tension Escalates as Iran Seizes British Vessels In Strait of Homuz
 
That showed up in the Falklands war... with HMS Victory being scrapped.

Maggy 24-07-2019 23:22
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Originally Posted by richard s (Post 36003974)
That showed up in the Falklands war... with HMS Victory being scrapped.
But she's still in dry dock in Portsmouth Dockyard..;)

denphone 25-07-2019 14:29
Re: Iran Tension Escalates as Iran Seizes British Vessels In Strait of Homuz
 
The UK government has said it will provide a Royal Navy escort for British-flagged ships passing through the Strait of Hormuz - amid increasing diplomatic tensions in the Gulf.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-49110331

richard s 25-07-2019 20:37
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Originally Posted by Maggy J (Post 36004001)
But she's still in dry dock in Portsmouth Dockyard..;)



Nice one Maggy I should have said the air-craft carrier Ark Royal.:o:

Chris 25-07-2019 22:41
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Originally Posted by richard s (Post 36004125)
Nice one Maggy I should have said the air-craft carrier Ark Royal.:o:
It’s simplistic to say Ark Royal (Audacious class) was just the victim of cutbacks. It was a WW2 era design that required fairly constant modifications and repairs throughout its service life.

The Invincible class light carriers came into service within 3 years of Ark Royal’s decommissioning, two of them in time for the Falklands war. The government had realised by the mid 1970s that it was a strategic error not to have fixed-wing aircraft launching capability at sea and ordered its new fleet of anti-submarine cruisers, still on the drawing board at the time, to be modified to carry a navalised harrier jump jet. The older HMS Hermes also remained in service at the time of the Falklands war.

ianch99 27-07-2019 17:47
Re: Iran Tension Escalates as Iran Seizes British Vessels In Strait of Homuz
 
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Originally Posted by Chris (Post 36003901)
“NATO hymn,” in fact. Close, but no cigar. ;)
I think Jon can claim the cigar:

https://www.forces.net/news/nato-off...nthem-alliance

Quote:
NATO Officially Adopts Hymn As The Anthem Of The Alliance

pip08456 27-07-2019 18:45
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Originally Posted by ianch99 (Post 36004316)
Not really, from your link.

Quote:
After a long journey, this piece of music has finally become the official "NATO Hymn" when the North Atlantic Council approved it on 3 January 2018.

Hugh 27-07-2019 19:35
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https://www.cableforum.uk/images/local/2019/07/4.gif

papa smurf 27-07-2019 19:48
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Originally Posted by Hugh (Post 36004329)
Anthymn ;)

Maggy 27-07-2019 21:34
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Topic?

ianch99 27-07-2019 23:07
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Quote:
Originally Posted by pip08456 (Post 36004319)
Not really, from your link.
Really, from my link and others:

http://www.outono.net/elentir/2018/0...om-luxembourg/

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On Wednesday, January 3, the Atlantic Alliance approved its official anthem, a composition written in 1989 by Captain André Reichling, director of the Luxembourg Military Band.

Since its composition this anthem has played in numerous NATO events, but always with an unofficial character
As Hugh has said, fifteen-all .... new balls please :)

Maggy 28-07-2019 00:35
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Ahem! TOPIC! Which is not NATO's anthem or hymn


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