Trident replacement cost rises to £205 billion

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National CND has announced that the cost replacing Trident will cost £205,000,000,000 (billion).

With Parliament set to vote later this year, we urge you to lobby your MP and tell them to reject a new generation of nuclear weapons. Instead this money should be spent on the NHS, education, transport and other vital public services. If you live in Merseyside you can find the contact details of your MP in this document.

The Cost of Replacement

  • Manufacturing four new submarines – £31 billion
  • Contingency fund – £10 billion
  • Missile extension programme – £350 billion
  • Replacement warheads – £4 billion
  • Infrastructure capital costs – £4 billion
  • In service costs – £142 billion
  • Conventional military force support – £1 billion
  • Decommissioning – £13 billion
  • TOTAL – £205 billion