Written question asked by Lord Clark of Windermere (Labour), in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 18 July 1995. It was answered by Lord Arbuthnot of Edrom (Conservative) on Tuesday, 18 July 1995 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.

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Ministry of Defence

Question

What is his Department's assessment on whether the safety and reliability of Britain's nuclear warheads can only be maintained through a continuation of testing that produces a fission yield; what assessment he has made of the implications for the development of new nuclear warheads of the UK signing a comprehensive test ban treaty which prohibited any further nuclear testing which produced a fission yield. - Ref to 263 c469W.

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Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

35420;35421; 263 c1177W

Session

1994-95

Subjects

Nuclear weapons Testing