Costs for UK nuclear deterrent Trident continues to spiral

Amina Taylor

Press TV, London

The UK government has announced a further hike in the cost of replacing its controversial Trident nuclear program in its Strategic Defense and Security Review. The cost of replacing the Trident submarines is set to rise to 41 billion pounds. The government previously stated four new submarines would cost 25 billion pounds. This brings the total figure for replacing the aging system to just under 200 billion pounds.

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