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Friday, May 22, 2009

Trident sailing back onto the agenda

Vanguard-classTrident may be re-emerging on the political agenda due to the limits on the MoD's budget.

With the MoD facing deep and painful cuts to its budget in the coming years, MPs and MoD officials have begun to re-examine every major project including the £20bn Vanguard replacement programme.

So far according to the Financial Times, no one is suggesting that the programme be cut altogether, but potential cuts could be on the way.

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