HMS Vigilant is one of four submarines carrying the UK’s Trident nuclear deterrent. Photograph: James Glossop/The Times/PA The
Announcement raises new questions as to whether UK’s current ageing fleet can be relied on
Britain’s £31bn replacement for its ageing Trident nuclear submarines has been delayed by another year owing the pandemic, raising fresh questions about whether the UK can rely on the existing fleet.
Official documents released at the end of last year quietly confirmed that the current phase of the Dreadnought programme had been put back to March 2022, although the update was not highlighted and it was only spotted by a pressure group.
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WNU Editor: There are certain things that you cannot put off for another year if you want to still be seen as a major military power. Your nuclear deterrent is one of them.