Defence written question – answered at on 20 December 2012.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what estimate he has made of the cost of operation of a continuous at-sea deterrent replacement system over the likely lifespan of such a system.
holding answer
As stated in the White Paper, The Future of the United Kingdom's Nuclear Deterrent (Cm 6994) published in December 2006, we expect that once the new successor nuclear deterrent submarine comes into service the in-service costs of the UK's nuclear deterrent, which will include Atomic Weapons Establishment's costs, will be similar to today (around 5% to 6% of the defence budget).
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