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Written question asked by Llew Smith (Labour) on Tuesday, 5 April 2005, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 7 April 2005. It was answered by Geoffrey Hoon (Labour) on Thursday, 7 April 2005 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.


Ministry of Defence

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment his Department has made of the (a) physical, (b) environmental and (c) health impacts of the detonation of a single trident nuclear warhead on an urban area.
Answer

Llew Smith: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what calculation his Department has made of the (a) physical, (b) environmental and (c) health impacts of the detonation of a single trident nuclear warhead on an urban area. [224987] Mr. Hoon: It has not proved possible to respond to my hon. Friend in the time available before Prorogation.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
432 c1640W;432 c1636W; 224987
Session
2004-05
Subjects
Deployment Environment Health hazards Nuclear weapons Urban areas Trident missiles
Link
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