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The United Kingdom’s future nuclear deterrent: 2012 update to Parliament

By Sharon Black

On 18 May 2011, the Ministry of Defence (MOD) announced that the first milestone (known as Initial Gate) for the Successor deterrent submarine programme had been passed and that a five year-long, £3 billion Assessment Phase had been approved. The main purpose of the Assessment Phase is to refine the design of the successor submarine prior to the main investment decision (known as Main Gate), which will be taken in 2016. This is the first of a series of annual reports that will explain the progress the MOD has made on this programme and set out what is expected to be achieved over the coming year

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Head of Afghan Training Mission speaks of progress

By Sharon Black

Lieutenant General William B Caldwell, the Commander of the NATO Training Mission – Afghanistan (NTM-A), has spoken of the progress being made in training the Afghan National Security Forces (ANSF), and the plans to develop leadership within them.

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Dr Fox on progress in Libya

By Sharon Black

At a NATO Defence Ministers meeting in Brussels yesterday, the UK’s Defence Secretary Dr Liam Fox highlighted the progress being made in Libya and NATO’s involvement in the country post-conflict.