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17/12/2006
shakeup possible
SUPPORT and maintenance of the Royal Navy’s nuclear submarines and much of its surface fleet are set for a big shake-up with a possible deal between two of the big players in the sector.
source sunday times 17 december 2006
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09/12/2006
US politician urges EB to offer to build subs
Democratic Congressman-elect Joseph Courtney has written to Navy Secretary Donald Winter urging him to begin a dialogue with British Navy officials regarding the development of a new class of nuclear submarines
source: norwich bulletin usa
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08/12/2006
european shipyard in deprived area of Germany gets assistance
BRUSSELS (AFX) - The European Commission said it has approved a 4.2 mln eur regional investment aid package for the German shipyard Volkswerft Stralsund. The commission said the investment will enable the yard to build larger ships at competitive costs, thereby increasing the productivity of the yard without creating a result in a disproportionate capacity increase.
source AFX News Limited 6 december 2006
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06/12/2006
forking out on trident
Naval shipbuilding is chaotic in this country, yet enough jobs depend on it in key constituencies to worry the politicians. This is why the other big naval project beside submarines, the plan to buy two big aircraft carriers, is in such a tangle. The big ships could cost as much as Trident 2 and the new submarines. The ships are costed, optimistically, at £4bn, but then add in the combat systems, and the aircraft.
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05/12/2006
trident replacement vital for uk security - scottish view
BRITAIN would be prepared to use nuclear weapons against countries who allowed their own nuclear technology to fall into the hands of terrorists, Tony Blair said yesterday
The Prime Minister made the threat as he declared the government's intention to spend as much as £20 billion replacing the Trident nuclear deterrent with a new submarine-based weapons system.
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05/12/2006
prime minister's statement on trident submarine replacement
With your permission, Mr Speaker, I shall make a statement about the Government’s decision to maintain the United Kingdom’s independent nuclear deterrent.
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05/12/2006
new submarines proposal welcomed by trade unions
The Prime Minister’s announcement that Britain should maintain our nuclear deterrent by building a new class of submarines , involving four new submarines to carry the existing strategic deterrent and maintain the policy of continually at sea patrols was warmly welcomed by the trade union led, Keep our Future Afloat Campaign this morning
source keep our future afloat campaign 5 december 2006
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05/12/2006
uk announces replacement of trident submarines
Prime Minister Tony Blair plans to replace Britain's nuclear submarines at a cost of up to 20 billion pounds ($39.6 billion), preserving defense industry jobs
source bloomberg's 4 december 2006
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03/12/2006
nuclear sub plans to be announced monday
LONDON (Reuters, 3 december) - The government will announce plans on Monday to order a new generation of nuclear-armed submarines but will say the fleet could be cut to three from four submarines, newspapers reported on Sunday.
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03/12/2006
pm spells out trident view
Tomorrow the Prime Minister will be kept busy defending his Nuclear White Paper, which is expected to recommend replacing Trident with a submarine-based system.
source - sunday telegraph 3 december
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