Budget Woes Means That Britain Cannot Pay For A Nuclear Deterrent

Armed Forces Stunned By Trident Bill -- The Telegraph

Defence chiefs have been left stunned and angry by the Treasury's refusal to finance the £20 billion cost of replacing Britain's ageing nuclear deterrent.

In a break with historical precedent, George Osborne, the Chancellor, has ruled that the entire cost of the new system must be found from within the day-to-day defence budget.

The ruling has caused disarray within the Ministry of Defence where officials are already struggling to find cost savings of 20 per cent – or £7 billion – from next year's budget.

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More News On the UK's Trident Program

U.K. Defense Chief Backs Trident Replacement -- Global Security Newswire
Trident costs must come from MoD budget, Osborne says -- BBC
Having to pay for Trident is the Ministry of Defence's worst nightmare -- The Telegraph
Q&A: Trident replacement -- BBC
Accounting and the Bomb -- The Economist
Nuclear deterrence means the nation must pay for a submarine always on patrol -- The Telegraph opinion
Trident blows up -- Richard Norton-Taylor, The Guardian
Our overseas aid bill could pay for Trident -- The Telegraph opinion