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Leading military figures have warned that scrapping the £4bn fleet of new RAF Nimrods will create a "massive gap" in British security.

In an open letter to the Daily Telegraph, six ex-defence chiefs said interim measures to fill the gap left by the spy planes "fall far short".

They describe the decision to destroy the aircraft as "perverse".

The government blames high operating costs and says taking Nimrod out of service will save £2bn over 10 years.

General Sir David Richards, Chief of the Defence Staff, said the move to cancel the Nimrod MRA4 was not taken lightly.

Work on scrapping the nine planes began in Greater Manchester on Wednesday.

miamiair wrote:Better hope the Argies don't ratchet up their courage and try to get the Falklands back, this time you will not be victorious. Keep cutting and cutting defense, increase entitlements... England's military will be alongside the HMS Hood.