Written question asked by Harry Cohen (Labour), in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 16 December 1993. It was answered by Jeremy Hanley (Conservative) on Thursday, 16 December 1993 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.

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Ministry of Defence

Question

How many (a) Polaris and (b) Trident submarines are assumed to be operational at any one time in calculating the level of operational explosive firepower of Britain's nuclear forces and their subsequent reduction.

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Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

234 c903W;234 c899W

Session

1993-94

Subjects

Deployment Nuclear weapons Trident submarines Nuclear submarines Polaris submarines

Contains statistics

Yes