Posted on 2013-08-24 | 05:40

Roger has made it clear that he does not believe there is a need for the British Government to replace its ‘Trident Missile system’.

He said: “The situation in the world now is very different to what it was when there was a heavily armed Soviet Union in existence and the Cold War was at its height.  The Soviet Union no longer exists and, indeed, many of its satellite countries, such as Poland and the Czech Republic, are now part of the collective mutual defence alliance within NATO. The threat to Western Europe and the United Kingdom is, therefore, an entirely different one today and this threat comes from indiscriminate terrorism and not from a battery of nuclear weapons aimed at the United Kingdom and Western Europe.”

He continued: “I believe Britain needs to maintain flexible armed forces in order to respond to these different threats and to emergencies that occur and I am not convinced that there is a need for Britain to update its nuclear weapons capability not least because NATO, of which Britain is a long standing member, has the ‘nuclear shield’ of America which is also part of the NATO alliance.

Roger has tabled and signed other Early Day Motions in the Commons opposing any proposal to replace Trident. He has also consistently voted against the proposal whenever it has been debated in the House.

EDM’s on Trident signed by Roger:

http://www.parliament.uk/edm/2008-09/1422

http://www.parliament.uk/edm/2009-10/380

http://www.parliament.uk/edm/2013-14/150