Britain could cut Trident fleet
Updated on 13 July 2010
The Ministry of Defence could scale back Britain's fleet of Trident nuclear submarines as it seeks to make savings after what will be "the absolute mother of horrors of a spending review", Defence Secretary Liam Fox has said.
Dr Fox said that the fleet would be reduced from four to three subs only if it was possible to do so while maintaining Britain's "continuous at-sea" deterrence. A decision on the fourth sub will be made in 2014/15, he told a conference at Chatham House in London.
His comments came as he answered questions following a speech in which he made clear his intention of ensuring the UK retains "a war-fighting edge" in the wake of this autumn's Strategic Defence and Security Review (SDSR).
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