Welsh peer Lord Wigley has apologised after comparing the effects of a Trident submarine base to a Nazi death camp.
Asked to comment on the benefits of moving the nuclear weapons system from Scotland to Wales, the former Plaid Cymru leader said: "No doubt there were many jobs provided in Auschwitz but that didn't justify their existence and neither does nuclear weapons justify having them in Pembrokeshire."
Challenged about making the comparison, he replied: "The number of people that will be killed by Trident will be infinitely more."
He issued a statement a short time ago saying: "I am certainly sorry if my remarks were open to any misinterpretation and I apologise for any offence that has been caused."
He added: "The point I was trying to make was that you can't have jobs at any cost and I reiterate that."
Former Welsh Secretary David Jones branded the apology as 'mealy-mouthed'.
"Nothing that ever happens in this country could ever be as appalling as what the Nazis did. But to say it at Holocaust memorial time is even worse," he added.
Prime Minister David Cameron's spokesman said there were 'no plans whatsoever' to relocate Trident.
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