Price of four unique submarines for UK’s controversial nuclear deterrent programme now £31bn,with £10bn contingency
The cost of providing four unique submarines for the Trident nuclear programme has jumped by approximately 20%, according to the strategic defence and security review presented by David Cameron to parliament.
The Ministry of Defence has avoided providing regular updates on the cost of renewing Trident but the strategy document put the cost of the four submarines at £31bn, and up from £25bn nine years ago.
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Source: theguardian.com