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TRIDENT jobs are “some of the most expensive in the world” and could be replaced by green industry, a new report claims ahead of Monday’s parliamentary vote on Britain’s nuclear weapons.
The report, commissioned by Green MEP Molly Scott Cato, looked into alternative jobs for the 2,000 workers currently employed at the refitting base for Trident submarines in Plymouth.
The report found “decommissioning Trident is both possible and desirable” and that the “current jobs linked with Trident are limited and can and should be replaced through a growing renewables sector.”
We need a government that invests in saving lives not destroying them, argues SOPHIE BOLT
Expanding Britain’s nuclear capability increases the risk of nuclear confrontation. It does not keep us safe – it makes us a target, argues CAROL TURNER
