12 May 2016: Trident replacement cost rises to ‘staggering’ £205 billion

• CND’s new briefing shows Trident replacement costs have risen to a staggering £205 billion
• The briefing combines all government spending on Trident and shows the cost has doubled since it was calculated in 2014
• Read the summary below or download our fully referenced briefing as a PDF
• Help us get the word out Share the briefing on Twitter using the hashtag #205andRising
  
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“£205 billion of public money is a huge amount. Pouring it into a nuclear weapons system that experts say could be rendered obsolete by new technology is hardly a wise choice. Far better to spend it on industrial regeneration, building homes, tackling climate change or meeting our defence needs in usable ways”