The four existing Vanguard submarines have to start being replaced in the early 2030s. It takes at least 12 years to design, build and trial a nuclear submarine, so this is a decision we have to take now if we want to maintain the deterrent that has served our country so well.
The new boats will serve us through the 2030s, 2040s and 2050s, so this is a judgement for the long-term security of our country.
Three years ago no one saw Daesh coming, no one predicted that Russia would try to change European borders by force.
Who can be sure what new threats we will face in the 2040s and 2050s? There are already some 17,000 nuclear weapons in the world today. Rogue states like North Korea are testing them.
Terrorist groups are trying to get hold of them. Russia is rebuilding its nuclear arsenal, holding snap nuclear exercises, and threatening to base nuclear forces in the Crimea and in Kaliningrad, on the border with Poland and Lithuania.
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