Corbyn Preserves Ambivalent Stance on Nuclear Weapons and NATO
- Labour leader asked nine times about Trident in BBC interview
- Corbyn previously called NATO a ‘dangerous Frankenstein’
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Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn held back from declaring support for Britain’s nuclear weapons program and for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization as his security credentials came under examination in a BBC television interview, two weeks before the general election.
Corbyn was asked repeatedly whether he supported the renewal of Britain’s nuclear weapons system, known as Trident, and nine times he avoided giving a yes or no answer. He voted against upgrading Trident when his party took a ballot on the issue, with the majority overruling him.