Britain was determined to maintain its nuclear deterrent force but will reduce the head of his nuclear, and postpone a decision on the construction of new submarines by the year 2016.
Explaining the first British defense review in the last 12 years, the prime minister, David Cameron, said the Trident nuclear program is the final defense policy. nuclear program was also instrumental in maintaining the national security of Britain.
But amid strong opposition from liberal Democrats, junior partners in the coalition government last May, Mr Cameron said there was no decision on a replacement until the election of 2015. I saw a number of parties, as another concession to the Liberal Democratic Party stronghold, the review of Defence has also promised to reduce the number of nuclear warheads, which brought the nuclear submarines in the possession of the country, ie 48-40 units of the ship.
This condition will reduce the availability of nuclear warheads 160-120 British, and cut global stockpile of 225 nuclear weapons to be British more than 180 in the mid-2020s. "We will maintain and renew the political defensive end, that our nuclear deterrent forces guarding the country within 24 hours all year," he said in front of low Majelils British Parliament.
But the consequences of changes in the program, the government's decision on the production of new submarines will not be taken until about 2016, he said. defense chiefs estimate ship Vanguard-class submarines can operate until the end of 2020. This means that reimbursement is not required until 2028.
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