Secret plan to replace Trident warheads

por "Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament"

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Ministry of Defence documents obtained by CND reveal the Government plans to replace Britain’s nuclear warheads, despite Ministers repeatedly telling MPs that no decision would be taken until after the next election. The shocking revelation came to light in a private speech to arms industry executives by a senior defence official.

Whilst the Commons voted last year to replace the submarines that carry the UK’s nuclear warheads on Trident missiles, the revelation that officials have been secretly telling the arms industry that the warheads will be replaced suggests that Parliament has been misled.

Kate Hudson, Chair of CND, said: "Staffing at the Atomic Weapons Establishment has grown by a third in the last five years, with billions spent on new facilities, yet throughout this the Government has been telling MPs and the public that it would be years before any decision was needed. It is a disgrace that the MoD is secretly telling the defence industry one thing, whilst Ministers are saying quite the opposite to Parliament."

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