UK’s Nuclear Deterrent Is ‘Not Fit for Purpose,’ British Lawmakers Say

Dignitaries board a British nuclear submarine at Faslane Naval Base in Scotland on March 18, 2016. Andy Buchanan/AFP/Getty Images

LONDON—Britain’s nuclear deterrent is “not fit for purpose,” a report by the country’s Parliament has found.

The report from the public accounts committee found that maintenance had been delayed at 13 sites that support nuclear submarines.