Can we afford to renew Trident?


The Chancellor, George Osborne, has announced that funding for the renewal of Britain's nuclear deterrent must come from the Ministry of Defence's core budget. RUSI's Malcolm Chalmers assesses the ramifications of this announcement.

See also:

RUSI Briefing Note:
Continuous At-Sea Deterrence (CASD): Costs and Alternatives

Future Defence Review Working Papers 


Malcolm Chalmers

Former Deputy Director General, RUSI

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