Hmmm.
Roland...
I take it that means, "No, I'm resigning over this and will publicly say why. And so's he, and so's he." (CAS, CINCAIR, AOCINCs 1Gp, 2Gp, 3Gp?)
No, thought not.
But if these figures are right, and they're serious about no more money, then this sort of force loss to protect Trident's replacement shows it's true cost. And IMHO, it's way too high: so faced with this, MOD should recommend binning Trident.
And then let's see what No 10 has to say....
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