Actually, I've an idea for them. They could be converted into 'cruise' submarines - people would pay a fortune....
Replacement cost of trident is estimated to be £167bn ! (
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk...-a6708126.html). More than the cost of the whole NHS for a year ! Bit expensive, for an out of date toy that
nobody would ever use anyway.
We're in NATO - protected by the US - almost all other European countries don't feel the need for their own nuclear weapons. We're not a Super Power any longer, and insignificant to the Russians I'm sure.