British Government In Dispute Over Who Funds The New £20bn Nuclear Missile System

HMS Vengeance, a Trident missile nuclear submarine, at Faslane naval base on the Clyde, Scotland. Photograph: Murdo Macleod for the Guardian/Murdo Macleod

Treasury And MoD Battle Over Trident Replacement -- The Guardian

Defence secretary Liam Fox goes public with row over who funds £20bn nuclear missile system.

A cabinet dispute over the costs of a new Trident missile system erupted into the open today when the defence secretary, Liam Fox, said his department was being asked to foot the multi-billion bill for the cost of replacing Britain's nuclear deterrent.

Defence ministers have argued that the costs of a new Trident system – about £20bn over a decade – should come direct from the Treasury since it is a matter of national security.

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My Comment: It is always about the money .... especially when there is not much of it around to begin with.