![Ministers say that Trident, estimated to cost £100bn over a 30-year lifespan, will be needed as merely as an insurance policy in an ''uncertain'' world Vanguard class SSBN](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT8h44hW-el4lqGKF69Q1R2wHNwku8fuDE_iL73KmEGAUmGPfne05FiIQ5u3v7jsoxRGhYEgR8-qr1F02jIZf49b0YuPEWzZRnRmPDA5CSLgVfx11E7Zgqj8pM8MJCkSwqV8pm/s640/rn_vanguard_sub.jpg)
Yet the attempt to suppress debate on the utility of Britain’s nuclear arsenal is undemocratic. And a discussion is needed, desperately.
“The question of Trident renewal becomes a symbol for Britain in the world, for patriotism, or for enlightened foreign policy,” says Michael Clarke, director general of the Royal United Services Institute (RUSI) thinktank.
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