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Millions of jobs could be created if the government dumped its nuclear weapons for good and spent the cash elsewhere, peace campaigners said yesterday.
As Britain braced itself for yet more cuts in today's Budget, the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament (CND) set out ways in which the £100 billion spent on Trident missiles could be put to better use.
CND said the money could employ 150,000 nurses, build 1.5 million homes or 30,000 new primary schools.
SOPHIE BOLT argues that spending more on military will harm rather than benefit Britain by diverting vital resources away from essential public services
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