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Written question asked by Lord Campbell of Pittenweem (Liberal Democrat), in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 11 June 1997. It was answered by Lord Reid of Cardowan (Labour) on Wednesday, 11 June 1997 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.


Ministry of Defence

Question
What is his Department's assessment of the total number of deployed nuclear warheads that represents a minimum deterrent for the United Kingdom; and when he intends to implement HMG's policy not to deploy more warheads on Trident than were deployed on Polaris.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
295 c486W; 2719;2721
Session
1997-98
Subjects
Nuclear weapons Policy