Results 1-2 of 2 for trident speaker:David Wright
- Defence in the United Kingdom (17 Nov 2005)
David Wright: ...of that independent deterrent, but I hope that we will have a wide-ranging debate about how appropriate that is, in the sense that the world has changed somewhat. Certainly, a replacement for Trident would be extremely expensive. I put it clearly on the record that I would support the Government and vote for the replacement of the independent nuclear deterrent. I am not suggesting that we...
- Defence in the United Kingdom (17 Nov 2005)
David Wright: ...Some of the people in my local Labour party may disagree with me, but I am willing to say that I think that we need to have that independent deterrent but that we need to look at options other than Trident or a replacement for Trident, which are incredibly expensive. There must be cheaper options that we can use and divert resources into conventional forces. I want to finish by talking...
