THE Ministry of Defence (MoD) confirmed today that it has committed to a multibillion-pound replacement of Trident with nuclear warheads based on US technology.

A US commander had revealed the information in a testimony to the Senate, before ministers in Westminster made an official announcement or informed MPs.

The Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament (CND) told the Star yesterday that the information revealed by Admiral Charles Richard to the Senate armed services committee is more proof that the “UK’s nuclear weapons system isn’t independent” and “depends on the supply of US nuclear warheads.”