A 100-strong coalition of celebrities, religious leaders, campaigners and politicians has urged the Chancellor Alistair Darling to axe Britain’s Trident nuclear weapons system.

The Rethink Trident campaign claims that the Government’s £25bn plan to renew Britain’s independent nuclear deterrent can no longer be justified as Mr Darling is preparing to announce cuts in public services in his Pre-Budget Report next week.

Supporters of the campaign said Trident would do nothing to combat the threat of terrorism – the reason given for sending British troops to Afghanistan.

They say Gordon Brown has already shown he is open-minded on the issue by announcing plans to cut the number of submarines from four to three – a course opposed by some defence chiefs. He will also suggest Trident as a possible source of cuts in a new round of global disarmament talks next spring.

…more at The Independent

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