The U.K. Is Fine With Its Fleet of Nuclear Subs, Thank You Very Much

On 1 July 2014 Elaine Grossman covers the launch of the Trident Commission’s concluding report in this article for Defense One. In it, she quotes BASIC’s executive director Paul Ingram as saying: “In the end, it comes down to a calculation which involves the value of nuclear weapons in national security strategy against the contributions of strengthening global nonproliferation norms…Britain does have a leadership role which it cannot wash its hands of. And that role is about creating the conditions for global cooperation and international regimes that lock us into a more stable relationship.”

Read the full article on Defense One’s website here: http://www.defenseone.com/technology/2014/07/uk-fine-its-fleet-nuclear-subs-thank-you-very-much/87703/

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