Report challenges Trident renewal

No credible nuclear threat to the UK that will be deterred by Trident

The plan to spend more than £25m on a nuclear deterrent has been described as ‘nonsensical’ by an independent report. The paper, from the independent liberal think tank CentreForum, argues that the proposal to renew Trident should be scrapped because there is no foreseeable threat to Britain.

The sixty page study, Dropping the bomb: a post-Trident future, is believed to reflect the opinions of many senior Liberal Democrats. They are trying to force a debate on whether the United Kingdom still needs a nuclear deterrent.

The CentreForum report states: ‘There is no credible nuclear threat to the UK or her allies that will be deterred by a British nuclear weapons programme that is not already deterred by the United States’ nuclear forces today or for the foreseeable future.’

A final decision on whether to replace Trident will take place in 2016.

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Comments

I think you mean £25BILLION, not £25m

By brianlkendall on 8th March 2012 - 14:41

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