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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 how long it takes to target the missiles on board the Trident submarine fleet.
Answer

All the UK's Trident missiles have been de-targeted since 1994, and the submarine on deterrent patrol is normally at several days notice to fire. The missiles can be targeted in sufficient time to meet any foreseeable requirement.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
21903; 438 c524W;438 c522W
Session
2005-06
Subjects
Trident