Written question asked by Lord Jenkins of Putney (Labour), in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Monday, 12 December 1994. It was answered by Lord Henley (Conservative) on Monday, 12 December 1994.

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Henley, Lord

Question

How many submarines the proposed Trident fleet will consist; how many warheads it will be capable of carrying; and what would be the estimated number of people killed if each warhead achieved a death rate equivalent to that of the one bomb dropped on Hiroshima, which is now estimated as being responsible for the death of 200,000 people. - Including figures.

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Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

559 c109-10WA

Session

1994-95

Subjects

Deployment Nuclear weapons Trident submarines Trident

Contains statistics

Yes