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Britain’s nuclear missile system is unaffordable

The government is under increasing pressure to reach a consensus over the Trident replacement programme, which is costing £1 million a day in research and development.

Scrapping Trident up for debate again, gulfnews,  By Patrick Hennessy and Sean Rayment, The Telegraph Group Limited, London 2010 *   September 13, 2010 The future of Britain’s Trident nuclear missile system is again under threat as ministers draw up detailed plans for spending cuts, The Sunday Telegraph understands.

The National Security Council will discuss plans for a £20 billion (Dh112 billion) Trident replacement on Friday, with the debate said to include whether the replacement should go ahead at all, not just how it would be funded.

Senior defence chiefs are understood to be split over whether Britain should retain a submarine-based strategic nuclear deterrent or opt for a cheaper alternative……

Pressure

The government is under increasing pressure to reach a consensus over the Trident replacement programme, which is costing £1 million a day in research and development. Scrapping Trident in favour of a cheaper option would spark outrage among right-leaning Tory MPs and would be a massive political gamble for Cameron.

It would also represent a big win for Nick Clegg and the Liberal Democrats, who opposed renewing Trident in their election manifesto……

gulfnews : Scrapping Trident up for debate again

September 13, 2010 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | politics, UK | antinuclear, nuclear weapons