Written question asked by Simon Hughes (Liberal Democrat), in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 10 July 1996. It was answered by Lord Soames of Fletching (Conservative) on Wednesday, 10 July 1996 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.

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Ministry of Defence

Question

What are the names of the exercises held since 1966 for testing the Department's arrangements for dealing with an accident involving nuclear weapons controlled by (a) Britain and (b) the United States of America; in what year each of these exercises was held; and which service was primarily in charge of each of these exercises. - Includes table.

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Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

36136; 281 c180-1W

Session

1995-96

Subjects

Accidents Nuclear weapons Nuclear power Safety Military exercises

Contains statistics

Yes