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Saturday, February 19, 2011

Trident replacement orders under way

Vanguard classParts for the replacement nuclear deterrent submarines have already been ordered and the government plans to order steel for the first boat's hull before the decision to continue with the programme is put to MPs, defence ministers have confirmed.

Several items will be ordered before the 2016 Main Gate decision is made and the US government has already ordered some parts from American suppliers on behalf of the UK, it was revealed.

In a series of questions in the Commons, Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament (CND) vice-chair Jeremy Corbyn MP asked whether the government would be purchasing any components of the replacement submarine before the Main Gate decision.

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