If the UK wants to have nuclear weapons in the future, it needs to plan replacements for its four elderly Trident missile submarines and their 48 nuclear warheads. Invite young people's views on the principle. Should the UK have its own nuclear weapons? Who will they deter from doing what to whom?
Discuss political as well as military reasons. The UK has a permanent seat on the UN Security Council. The justification for that would be even weaker than it is now if Britain stopped being a nuclear state. Does Britain's status in the world matter?
Replacing Trident could cost up to 25bn. Given that the Government spends roughly 450bn each year, does this seem like a bargain or an expensive luxury?
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