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Reuters - UK may axe carriers, Trident safe -defence source

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Date: 
19 August, 2010
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http://www.reuters.com

Reuters source
 
by Mohammed Abbas
 
Britain may cancel one or both of its planned new aircraft carriers to cut costs but there are no plans to scale back the country's nuclear deterrent, a senior Ministry of Defence source said on Thursday.

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Commons Hansard - Fox: Column 78W

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Date: 
3 June, 2010
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http://www.publications.parliament.uk

Hansard source - 3 Jun 2010 : Column 78W
Mr Weir: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will consider the merits of alternatives to a like-for-like replacement for Trident. [720]
 

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Guardian - Defence policy: caught in the prongs of Trident

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Date: 
24 April, 2010
Source: 
http://www.guardian.co.uk

Guardian source
 
by Richard Norton-Taylor
 
As the US downgrades its nuclear weapons, Gordon Brown accuses anyone questioning Trident of being anti-American
One of the most surprising, and depressing, aspects of the party leaders' television debate on foreign and defence policy was Gordon Brown's claim that to question whether the Trident nuclear missile system needed to be replaced was a threat to Britain's security, and to question the "special relationship" was anti-American.
 

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Express - Britain must stay a nuclear power to protect freedom

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Date: 
23 April, 2010
Source: 
http://www.express.co.uk

Express source
by Chris Roycroft-Davis
They rejoice in names that recognise their vital importance to Britain’s security: HMS Vanguard, HMS Vigilant, HMS Vengeance, HMS Victorious.
 
Four Trident submarines that silently and secretly patrol the oceans, carrying a deadly arsenal of nuclear warheads that can be deployed against an enemy at a moment’s notice.

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Times - Generals add their fire to Clegg’s attack on Trident

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Date: 
21 April, 2010
Source: 
http://www.timesonline.co.uk

Times source
Deborah Haynes and Roland Watson
Britain should be prepared to scrap its nuclear deterrent, a group of generals write in The Times today, pushing the future of Trident to the forefront of the election.
 
The generals say that the next government would threaten both frontline Forces and global disarmament talks unless it considers different ways of spending the £80 billion required to replace the fleet of submarines.

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