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Lobby your MP on Trident Replacement |
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EDM 380: Trident Replacement
That this House notes that the UK is facing its biggest
economic crisis since the Second World War and can ill afford to spend
in excess of £76 billion on replacing the Trident nuclear weapons
system; further notes that the UK's security needs are not met by
nuclear weapons which do nothing to combat the threats posed by
terrorism or climate change; further notes that while countries such as
the UK justify their retention and replacement of nuclear weapons on
the grounds of an uncertain future, the more likely it is that
non-nuclear states will use the same rationale to justify developing
their own weapons systems; and calls on the Government to cancel the
replacement of Trident, to re-orientate the skilled manufacturing base
towards the needs of a post-carbon future, making significant
investment in green jobs and reallocating funds towards socially useful
spending.
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