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Trident cuts plan backed by Britain's top brass
Royal United Services Institute firmly reject Tory 'part-time deterrent' claims
Lib Dem plans for cutting the costs of Britain's nuclear weapons programme have found favour among the military top brass.
In a paper published yesterday the Royal United Services Institute firmly rejected Tory claims that ending around-the-clock nuclear-armed patrols amounted to an inadequate "part-time deterrent."
Lib Dem Cabinet Minister Danny Alexander has faced flak from all sides for proposing cost-cutting schemes including ending the policy of constant sea patrols known as "continuous at-sea deterrent."
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