PARLIAMENT was plunged back into cold war paranoia yesterday as Defence Minister Michael Fallon justified Tory plans for Trident renewal with “North Korean” logic.

Mr Fallon insisted Britain must spent £100 billion more on nuclear bombs to face down threats from Moscow, Pyongyang and Tehran.

He claimed: “We have to plan for a major direct nuclear threat to this country or our Nato allies that might emerge over the next 50 years.