Sounds like a business opportunity for France, to me.
Is this the so-called "Art of the Deal" I hear so much about?
Is this the so-called "Art of the Deal" I hear so much about?
And even if the UK decided it was ok with spending extra money early, or going without nukes for a transitional period, the French option would be more expensive (not the same economies of scale).
Plus, the UK still wouldn’t have the expertise to maintain the things, so now it would be vulnerable to the French reneging instead.