[THE TORIES have been forced. to admit that…]
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THE TORIES have been forced. to admit that the real cost of the Trident missile programme is not going to be £7,500 million as they said it would be, but £10,000 million - 25% more.
The figure will come out in th April defence estimates.
We can expect the Tories to plough on with the programme regardless as the new missiles are a vital part of NATO's 'first strike' nuclear strategy and the ruling class are unlikely to be deterred by the odd £2½ billion increase.
The money spent on Trident amounts to £185 per person in Britain, or 450 new District Hospitals. Overall, the Tories' planned defence programme fr 1984 works out at a cost of £5 a week for every person in Britai