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Wednesday, September 18, 2013

Lib Dem activists back calls for fewer Trident submarines

Vanguard class SSBNThe Lib Dem conference has backed calls for a reduction in the number of Trident submarines while still maintaining a UK nuclear capability.

Under Lib Dem proposals, the 60-year-old policy of continuous at-sea patrols would end with submarine numbers cut from four to at most three.

The Lib Dems say it represents a "step down the nuclear ladder" but the Tories say a "part-time deterrent" is wrong.

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