Scrapping Britain's commitment to replacing Trident would resolve our fiscal uncertainties

If Alistair Darling wants to balance his books, then perhaps he should have a word with the Defence Secretary. On October 30, Des Browne announced plans to spend £2bn a year on nuclear weapons. Annual expenditure on Britain's weapons of mass destruction has increased by £500m and will rise further if the government goes ahead with its plan to build a new nuclear weapon system to replace Trident.