Core Messages

The first duty of government is “to protect the nation and help it prosper.”

A strong naval submarine and warship building industrial base is

Delivery of Continuously At Sea Deterrent (CASD) patrols provide the ultimate guarantee of UK's national security against the most extreme risks from nuclear-armed adversaries.

The Dreadnought Class submarine launched ballistic missile system is the most ‘cost effective’, value for money, affordable means of providing a UK’s minimum credible nuclear deterrent offering invulnerability, range, endurance, credibility.

Unilateral disarmament cannot encourage other nations to disarm.

Astute Class and SSN-A submarines provide capability to undertake surveillance, anti-submarine warfare, land attack and other activity vital to sustaining the sea-lanes, protecting the deterrent and force projection.

Around 31,000+ jobs depend on a UK submarine supply chain involving over 1,500 companies located in 421 towns and cities of the UK. It is therefore essential to invest in, road rail sea and air transport infrastructure to connect this strategic industrial network.

There is world class capability at Barrow shipyard, which is physically the largest of BAE Systems 50 UK sites. It employs the group’s largest number of skilled people..