Britain has never had a problem with the destructive bit of creative destruction.
As well as whalers' harpoons, whales must navigate the dangers of ship strikes, entanglements in shipping nets and other ocean apparatus, disorientating man-made ocean noises, habitat destruction, resource exploitation, climate change and pollution.
Compare this pointless destruction with the US government's continued licensing of HSBC Compare this pointless destruction with the US government's continued licensing of HSBC.
According to a story passed down for generations, a Dane was caught hiding in the cathedral after a raid and, as retribution for the destruction wrought by his countrymen, was flayed alive.
9.44pm Before44 Before we wrap up the blog, here's a link to Wednesday's Guardian front page story, which picks up on some important comments from the White House about UK security tactics - namely a demand for the destruction of hard drives containing material leaked by Edward Snowden.
The White House has distanced itself from Britain's handling of the leaked NSA documents when representatives said it would be difficult to imagine the US authorities following the example of Whitehall in demanding the destruction of media hard drives.
The official confirmed that, in the absence of handover or destruction, this was indeed the government's intention.
John Ware's Panorama in 2004, about the Today programme's reporting of what Dr David Kelly did or did not say about weapons of mass destruction in Iraq, is the magnum opus of this genre, but there are many examples.
Joker and Pyle get their nicknames...and Pyle's slow destruction starts when he can't stop smiling".
He's bulletproof, he's fiery-eyed, and he's hellbent on destruction.
· In the past, you called on your followers to acquire weapons of mass destruction.
