Sentences with phrase «nuclear deterrent system»

Defence minister Lord Drayson has insisted that «no decisions have yet been taken» on the future of Britain's nuclear deterrent system.

The decision about replacing the Trident nuclear deterrent system will be taken with «proper respect» for parliament, Jack Straw has insisted.

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Nuclear weapons, they claim, are not weapons at all but «deterrents» — implements of a system of rational and responsible statecraft beyond the empire of law.

From 1994 the Royal Navy's Vanguard - class submarines, equipped with the Trident weapons system, succeeded the Polaris missile boats which had maintained a continuous strategic nuclear deterrent for the United Kingdom for almost 30 years.

Labour's support for maintaining a nuclear deterrent that is constantly at sea - in other words, a submarine system similar to Trident rather than pared - down version - was passed by the party's National Policy Forum without opposition and will remain in the manifesto.

The Tories support the decision to renew Britain's submarine - based nuclear deterrent, based on the Trident missile system.

Mr Ainsworth claimed the party's policy of saying no to a like - for - like replacement of the nuclear missile system would leave Britain with a «cheap and ineffective» deterrent.

That's why, when more and more countries have or want nuclear weapons, we will always keep our ultimate insurance policy, we will renew our nuclear deterrent based on the Trident missile system.

Britain's current nuclear deterrent, the Trident system, is nearing the end of its lifespan and the govermment will soon have to decide how, and if, to replace it.

Theresa May has warned that ditching Britain's nuclear deterrent would be a «reckless gamble», as MPs prepare to vote on the Trident missile system.

Keeping the Trident nuclear weapons system would act as an effective deterrent in preventing threats to UK security, Sir Menzies Campbell has said.