It is all very well looking at the cost of building and running the submarines, but the cost of instability in the world if there is no counterbalance reduces our ability to trade and reduces GDP. This is not just about what it costs; it is about what would happen if we did not have this system and there was more instability in the world.
UK's Nuclear Deterrent
Proceeding contribution from
Alec Shelbrooke
(Conservative)
in the House of Commons on Monday, 18 July 2016.
It occurred during Debate on UK's Nuclear Deterrent.
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