This month’s Last Word is delivered by guest writer Hugh Scullion, general secretary of the Confederation of Shipbuilding and Engineering Unions. He states the case for renewal of the UK’s Vanguard fleet of submarines as government prepares to publish its Trident Alternatives Review this summer.
Debate on possible alternatives to the Trident nuclear deterrent will be heated over the coming year as political parties flesh out their stance in the run up to a General Election. Questions regarding capability, legal and diplomatic issues, not to mention moral, ethical and strategic concerns will rightly be explored. It is my belief, however,…
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