MoD promises £350m for Trident replacement design work

Written By Unknown on Sunday, 28 October 2012 | 22:15

One of the Royal Navy's Trident submarinesThe final decision on Trident renewal is due in 2016

The UK government has promised a further £350m for design work on a possible replacement for Britain’s Trident nuclear-armed submarines.

Defence Secretary Philip Hammond, who is to visit the Faslane navy base on the Clyde, said the move would create 1,200 jobs.

He is also expected to ask the Scottish government how its opposition to nuclear weapons would affect jobs.

The Scottish National Party wants them banned if Scotland becomes independent.

Experts say replacing the current Trident system will cost up to £20bn, although a decision on whether

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