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Written question asked by Gordon Prentice (Labour) on Thursday, 30 June 2005, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 4 July 2005. It was answered by Lord Reid of Cardowan (Labour) on Monday, 11 July 2005 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.


Trident

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what considerations he took into account in deciding to stop targeting the Trident nuclear deterrent.
Answer

The missiles have been detargetted since 1994. The policy of detargetting the United Kingdom's Trident missiles was confirmed in the 1998 strategic defence review, to reflect improvements in the strategic environment since the end of the cold war.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
436 c662W; 9805
Session
2005-06
Subjects
Trident