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Monday, May 21, 2012

Ministers approve £350 million contract for Trident replacement

[Vanguard class]The replacement of Trident will come a step closer this week as ministers start work on new submarines to carry Britain’s nuclear weapons.

The Ministry of Defence will announce this week that it has placed £350 million of contracts for the design of new nuclear-armed submarines.

British defence firms will be asked to begin work on the nuclear-propulsion systems for a new generation of submarines.

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