Written question asked by Lord Taylor of Goss Moor (Liberal Democrat) on Tuesday, 23 June 1998, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 29 June 1998. It was answered by Lord Spellar (Labour) on Monday, 29 June 1998 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.

Ministry of Defence

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to his Answer of 12th November 1997, 300 c581W, if the weights, sizes and yields of each type of the WE177 weapon are now declassified information. - Includes table.

Answer: Mr. Matthew Taylor: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to his answer of 12 November 1997, Official Report, column 581, if the weights, sizes and yields of each type of the WE177 weapon are now declassified information. [47804] Mr. Spellar: Information on the size and weight of all three variants of the WE177 bomb is unclassified and is listed. Technical details relating to the performance of the weapons, including yield, which would reveal information about our design capabilities, or aspects of current operational systems, or be of assistance to proliferators, continues to be covered by exemption 1 of the code of practice on access to Government information relating to defence security and international relations. _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Variant Weight Size Type A 600lb 112 inches long Type B 950lb 133 inches long Type C 950lb 133 inches long _________________________________________________________________________________________________. All variants had a diameter of 16.5 inches and a fin span of 24.5 inches.

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