Vote Expected in Early 2007 on Trident Replacement

The British Parliament is expected to have the chance to vote in early 2007 on the estimated $38 billion plan to replace the Trident nuclear missile system, the Financial Times reported Saturday (see GSN, Nov. 17).

Publication of plans to replace the submarine-launched missiles could be publishing within weeks.  Defense Secretary Des Browne expects to submit his proposal to the Cabinet before the end of the year.

That would be followed by a debate and potential vote in the House of Commons, the Times reported (Christopher Adams, Financial Times, Nov. 18).

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