The Conservatives have accused Ed Miliband of seeking to trade away Britain's nuclear deterrent to secure power in the General Election.
Defence Secretary Michael Fallon will today promise to maintain a continuous at-sea nuclear deterrent by building a fleet of four Successor Ballistic Missile Submarines if the Tories win power on 7 May.
In a speech in London he will warn that the Labour leader is prepared to "barter away" Britain's Trident programme in a bid to gain the support of SNP leader Nicola Sturgeon.
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Labour denies the claim and has accused the Tories of resorting to the "language of smear".
Mr Fallon is expected to say: "(Ms Sturgeon) has told Ed Miliband that scrapping Trident - our country's vital nuclear deterrent - is a red line she will not cross.
"If he wants the keys to Number 10, he must abandon any plans to renew our current Vanguard ballistic missile submarines."
With the polls suggesting the SNP could be the third largest party in another hung parliament, Ms Sturgeon has made clear that the price of their support after the election would include scrapping Trident.
Speaking in her second televised debate in 24 hours last night, Ms Surgeon said the SNP would never vote in the Commons to renew Trident nuclear weapons.
Mr Fallon is expected to hit out at Ms Sturgeon's party in his speech, saying the SNP's "childlike world-view" would "sacrifice the long-term security of the UK and play into the hands of our enemies".
Writing in The Times ahead of his address, Mr Fallon said: "Ed Miliband stabbed his own brother in the back to become Labour leader.
"Now he is willing to stab the United Kingdom in the back to become prime minister."
He added: "From hour one, day one, this unwritten, unseemly, unholy alliance would bankrupt Britain and begin to break up Britain.
"It would sow chaos, instability, division. And all because of a weak Ed Miliband's lust for power and his willingness to enter Downing Street in Nicola Sturgeon's pocket."
Labour responded to the claims by accusing the Tories of running an "increasingly desperate" campaign, adding that Mr Miliband supports the renewal of Trident.
"As Ed Miliband has already made crystal clear national security is not a matter for negotiation. We support renewal of Trident along with a renewed focus on multilateral disarmament," said Labour's Shadow Defence Secretary Vernon Coaker.
"Labour is committed to maintaining a minimum, credible, independent nuclear deterrent, delivered through a continuous at-sea deterrent. This is not up for negotiation with any party."
"The Tories are resorting to the language of smear. They are increasingly desperate as their campaign lurches on in confusion and chaos."
Mr Fallon said that Britain has kept a ballistic missile submarine at sea to deter a nuclear attack for 46 years.
He added that, with as many as 17,000 nuclear weapons around the world and concerning moves from Russia and North Korea, renewing Trident is "the only responsible choice".
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