As Public Spending Belts Tighten, Costly Dreams of Force Projection are Protected

Money is being wasted on new and irrelevant carriers and Trident submarines

While spending on public services is to be tightened in the forthcoming Comprehensive Spending Review (CSR), public money is being wasted on new carriers and Trident submarines irrelevant to the security threats facing Britain. A new report to be published on Tuesday 9 October, The Real Cost Behind Trident Replacement and the Carriers calculates the annual cost of the two systems to be at least

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