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28/11/2011
MoD Spends £2bn on Nuclear Investment Ahead of Trident Renewal Decision

The Ministry of Defence is spending £2bn on new nuclear weapons plants (see table below )it was announced on Tuesday 22 November in Parliament by Peter Luff MP. 22 November 2011


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17/11/2011
Submarine delay due to budget cuts 'puts Britain's security at risk'

Britain's security could be put at risk by a shortage of cutting-edge attack submarines, the Ministry of Defence has admitted. Budget cuts will mean the Royal Navy has to cope with having fewer of the latest ‘hunter-killer’ subs.


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21/10/2011
UK Deflects Fears Over Nuclear Deterrence Policy

The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) has deflected concerns that its new defence secretary may be less committed to renewal of the country's nuclear deterrent than his predecessor.


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06/10/2011
Rep. Markey Calls for Cuts to Nuclear Weapons Budget

Representative Ed Markey (D-MA) is urging members of the Super Committee to make substantial cuts to the U.S. nuclear weapons budget, calling the $50-billion-a-year price tag an "outdated radioactive relic."


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06/10/2011
Liam Fox Speech in Full

Defence secretary Liam Fox has pledged a return to departmental tensions with the Treasury as soon as economic growth returns.


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06/10/2011
Enter the Dragon As Fourth Type 45 Arrives In Portsmouth

DRAGON, the fourth Type 45 anti-air warfare destroyer built by BAE Systems for the Royal Navy, has arrived in Portsmouth Naval Base, where she will be handed over to the Ministry of Defence (MOD) at a ceremony today.


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06/10/2011
Dragon Enters Her New Home of Portsmouth

The Royal Navy has accepted Dragon, its fourth Type 45 destroyer, from its manufacturer, and will test the ship from its home port of Portsmouth.


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06/10/2011
New Report Reveals £22bn Annual Value of Defence Sector to UK Economy

ADS today (Monday) unveiled its first ever survey of the UK defence sector ahead of this week’s DSEi (Defence and Security Equipment International) exhibition in London. The report complements the long-running ADS aerospace survey, the most recent of which was published in June and highlights the value that the sector delivers both to the UK’s Armed Forces but also, due to the proven quality of the equipment on offer to UK troops, to partner nations through controlled exports.


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06/10/2011
Ambush Takes The Plunge

HMS Ambush, the second of six Astute-class nuclear attack submarines on order for the Royal Navy, has made her first dive as she works up for her sea trials.


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