Trident Submarines

(asked on 15th June 2016) - View Source

Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent assessment he has made of the security benefits of procuring four Successor submarines.


Answered by
Michael Fallon Portrait
Michael Fallon
This question was answered on 27th June 2016

The United Kingdom’s continuous at sea nuclear deterrent will remain essential to our security today, and for as long as the global security situation demands.

A four-boat fleet is the minimum needed to provide the assurance that at least one submarine will always be at sea on covert patrol.

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