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Nicola Sturgeon this morning accused the UK establishment of having an “obsession” with the weapons and suggested the project was sapping resources from more useful military investments.

“What I believe we need are strong conventional forces and I believe conventional forces have been compromised because of the obsession with Trident, which I think is a status symbol rather than a device to genuinely protect the country,” she told BBC Breakfast this morning.

“Britain is an island nation, a maritime nation, and yet Britain’s forces don’t have a single maritime patrol aircraft. When Russian submarines were thought to be patrolling in our territorial waters a few months ago, Britain had to call in other countries to check that out.

“We need strong conventional forces, not new nuclear weapons.”

Ms Sturgeon noted that of 200 countries in the world, 190 do not have nuclear weapons……..

The Green Party, SNP, and Plaid Cymru all oppose renewing the project, which is estimated to cost £100bn over its lifetime. http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/trident-nuclear-weapons-system-is-a-status-symbol-for-the-british-establishment-says-nicola-sturgeon-10211674.html