Trimble must have the numbers on the guns

IN his column (Irish Examiner, October 24), Pat Brosnan showed that he does not understand David Trimble’s realpolitik.

Trimble must have the numbers on the guns

He tries to portray Trimble as being obstructionist in demanding to know what amount of weapons the IRA has put beyond use. General de Chastelain said the IRA had put a significant amount beyond use significantly more than it had done before.

What does that mean? If it had put one of each item beyond use previously, then putting two of each category aside now would be a significant increase.

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