Written question asked by Calum Macdonald (Labour), in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 2 June 1992. It was answered by Lord Hamilton of Epsom (Conservative) on Tuesday, 2 June 1992 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.

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Ministry of Defence

Question

What plans his Department has to alter the level of warhead deployment for the United Kingdom's minimum strategic nuclear deterrent before the end of the century & if the criteria determining the level at which the deterrent is deployed will be different for Trident compared to Polaris.

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Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

208 c538W;208 c537W

Session

1992-93

Subjects

Deployment Nuclear weapons Trident Strategic nuclear weapons