Nuke plans ‘break law’
Expert legal opinion for CND says that Tories breached international treaty in raising cap
Tory Defence Secretary Ben Wallace
CAMPAIGNERS have urged PM Boris Johnson to rethink his nuclear weapons policy after legal experts found that plans to increase Britain’s arsenal are in violation of international law.
An expert legal opinion commissioned by the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament (CND) says that the proposed increase in nuclear warheads is a violation of the Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT).
Earlier this year Mr Johnson faced heavy criticism after a defence policy review proposed lifting the current cap on Trident’s nuclear warheads by over 40 per cent – from 180 to 260 – despite years of work towards disarmament.
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