Gibraltar Lined Up As Alternative Base For Britain’s Nuclear Submarines

Gibraltar Lined Up As Alternative Base For Britain’s Nuclear Submarines

LAST UPDATED: 27 April, 2015 @ 6:17 pm
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SNP leader Nicola Sturgeon wants to rid Scotland of Trident but both the Conservatives and Labour have said they want to retain the base on the Clyde

SNP leader Nicola Sturgeon wants to rid Scotland of Trident but both the Conservatives and Labour have said they want to retain the base on the Clyde
SNP leader Nicola Sturgeon wants to rid Scotland of Trident but both the Conservatives and Labour have said they want to retain the base on the Clyde

THE Rock of Gibraltar could become the new home for Britain’s nuclear submarines if the Scottish National Party (SNP) gets its way.

SNP leader Nicola Sturgeon wants to rid Scotland of Trident but both the Conservatives and Labour have said they want to retain the base on the Clyde.

Moving the nuclear deterrent to Gibraltar would cost £3 billion and take a decade to complete.

A senior military source revealed that the Ministry of Defence was lining Gibraltar up as an alternative base to the Clyde.

“A party was sent to Gibraltar in January to determine whether the option could work. One can only assume it’s part of broader ­contingency planning,” the source told UK paper the Sunday Express.