The SNP has accused David Cameron of a lack of respect towards Scotland after the Prime Minister ministers created a new cabinet sub-committee on Trident.
The Tory leader has also order 10 new 'taskforces'- designed to push policy through Whitehall.
The National Security Council (Nuclear Deterrence and Security) sub-committee will be chaired by the Prime Minister.
Other members include the Chancellor George Osborne, the Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond the Home Secretary Theresa May and the Defence Secretary Michael Fallon.
The committee is designed to consider issues relating to nuclear deterrence and security.
The Conservative government has pledged to push ahead with a like-for-like replacement of the ageing nuclear weapons system, despite opposition from most Scottish MPs.
The party points to opinion polls which show that public feeling on the issue north of the border is more mixed.
Angus Robertson, SNP Westminster leader, said: "This speaks volumes about the Prime Minister's mutual respect agenda.
"The establishment of a committee on Trident shows the utter determination to press ahead with this immoral and obscenely expensive weapons system which will continue to be dumped on the Clyde if the Tories get their way."
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