‘Out of control’: Cost of Britain’s nukes rose by 62% in 2023
Posted: 11th December 2023
The cost of Britain’s nuclear weapons is skyrocketing, as a new report reveals that Britain’s nuclear weapons will account for almost a third of military procurement spending over the next decade.
Published this week by the National Audit Office, the The Equipment Plan 2023–2033 report found that the budget for the Defence Nuclear Organisation saw its “costs increased by £38.2 billion (62 percent) to £99.5 billion” in 2023. Founded in 2016, the DNO is a body within the Ministry of Defence that oversees what’s called Britain’s Nuclear Defence Enterprise – ie. nuclear weapons infrastructure, procurement, research, equipment – including the delivery of Britain’s new nuclear-armed Dreadnought-class submarines.