Written question asked by Paul Flynn (Labour) on Monday, 19 January 1998, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 26 January 1998. It was answered by Lord Robertson of Port Ellen (Labour) on Monday, 26 January 1998 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.
Ministry of Defence
- Question
- To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will comment on the number of warheads currently deployed on each of the United Kingdom's Trident submarines relative to the original estimates of the number of warheads required. - Inc figs.
- Answer
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Mr. Flynn: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will make a statement on the number of warheads currently deployed on each of the United Kingdom's Trident submarines relative to the original estimates of the number of warheads required. [24605] Mr. George Robertson: The original requirement for Trident was drawn up at the height of the Cold War based on 16 Trident C4 missiles on each submarine capable of carrying a total of 128 warheads. The previous Government announced in 1994 that they would not deploy more than 96 warheads on each Trident submarine. We are considering future warhead requirements in the Strategic Defence Review.
Secondary information
- Type
- Written question
- Reference
- 305 c27-8W; 24605
- Session
- 1997-98
- Subjects
- Trident submarines Nuclear submarines Defence Review Trident missiles
- Contains statistics
- Yes
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