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Axe Trident for millions of jobs
CND shows Osborne the true cost of wasteful nuclear weapons
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.
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