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Written question asked by Lord Elis-Thomas (Plaid Cymru), in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 14 December 1989. It was answered by Alan Clark (Conservative) on Thursday, 14 December 1989 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.


Untitled Written question

Question
To give purpose of nuclear warhead test conducted jointly with USA in Nevada on 8 Dec; what was yield of test; whether any radiation was released above ground from test; whether any military operational staff were radiologically contaminated & what was cost to UK of this nuclear test.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
163 c820W;163 c819-20W
Session
1989-90
Subjects
Costs Nuclear weapons Radiation exposure Testing USA
Contains statistics
Yes