Written question asked by Julian Lewis (Conservative) on Tuesday, 24 May 2005, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 7 June 2005. It was answered by Alan Reid (Liberal Democrat) on Tuesday, 7 June 2005 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.
Trident
- Question
- To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what preliminary assessments his Department has made of the relative merits of (a) extending the life of Trident and (b) replacing Trident with an entirely new system.
- Answer
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We have previously made clear that, in advance of decisions on whether to replace Trident, which are likely to be needed in this Parliament, we will continue to take appropriate steps to ensure that the range of options for maintaining a nuclear deterrent capability is kept open. We have not yet made an assessment of the relative merits of such options. We previously indicated on 30 June 2004, Official Report, column 358W, that we routinely undertake studies into the optimum operational life of key defence capabilities, including the Trident system, and that these have included concept studies on options for platforms to carry the Trident missile in the longer term.
Secondary information
- Type
- Written question
- Reference
- 1555; 434 c466W;434 c468W
- Session
- 2005-06
- Related items
- Subjects
- Procurement Trident
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- 2013-11-25 23:32:34 +0000
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