UK national press

Herald - Revealed: the catalogue of chronic safety blunders at Scotland’s nuclear navy bases

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16 May, 2010
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http://www.heraldscotland.com

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by Rob Edwards
 
The Ministry of Defence is struggling to deal with hundreds of safety blunders, pollution leaks and environmental lapses at nuclear weapons bases on the Firth of Clyde.

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Guardian - Savings from scrapping Trident would be negligible

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1 May, 2010
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http://www.guardian.co.uk

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The cost of cancelling the nuclear deterrent – a key SNP policy – might even be more than that of keeping it in the short term, evidence suggests
 

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Guardian - Defence policy: caught in the prongs of Trident

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

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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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Independent - Nato chief urges members to consult with allies over changes to nuclear deterrent

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24 April, 2010
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http://www.independent.co.uk

Independent source by Kim Sengupta Nato chief urges members to consult with allies over changes to nuclear deterrent Nato member states like Britain must consult allies before making changes to their nuclear deterrent policies to ensure that "unity is maintained'' and "there is a defence structure'', the secretary general of the Alliance stressed yesterday.

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Independent - Leading article: There is a strong case for not renewing Trident

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24 April, 2010
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http://www.independent.co.uk

Independent source
 
Some of the liveliest exchanges in the first two leaders' election debates concerned the future of the Trident nuclear deterrent.
 
Nick Clegg argued the Liberal Democrat position that Trident was designed for a cold war scenario that no longer obtained and that it should be possible to find a "cheaper and better" alternative. He was taken to task by both Gordon Brown and David Cameron who accused him of flirting with unilateral nuclear disarmament and putting Britain's security at risk.

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