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Written question asked by Gordon Prentice (Labour) on Friday, 21 October 2005, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 27 October 2005. It was answered by Lord Reid of Cardowan (Labour) on Thursday, 27 October 2005 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.


Trident

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what the design life is of a Trident (a) nuclear warhead and (b) missile.
Answer

Chapter 4 of the 1998 Strategic Defence Review indicated that we needed to ensure we could sustain Trident in-service for up to 30 years.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
21901; 438 c524W;438 c522W
Session
2005-06
Subjects
Trident