Written question asked by Lord Judd (Labour), in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 6 November 1997. It was answered by Lord Gilbert (Labour) on Thursday, 6 November 1997.
Gilbert, RtHonLord
- Question
- What was the number of nuclear warheads deployed on each of the Polaris submarines as they completed operational service, following their modernisation with the Chevaline system, and what are the implications of this for the number of warheads to be deployed on each of the Trident submarines taking into account commitments which were given not to deploy more warheads on Trident than on Polaris. - Inc fact that information on the number of Chevaline warheads not previously been made public. This Government is examining, as part of the strategic defence review, whether we can now release information relating to the Chevaline system.
Secondary information
- Type
- Written question
- Reference
- 582 c300WA
- Session
- 1997-98
- Subjects
- Nuclear weapons Trident submarines Defence Review Trident missiles Polaris submarines Polaris missiles
- Contains statistics
- Yes
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