Written question asked by Kenny MacAskill (Alba Party) on Monday, 31 January 2022, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 2 February 2022. It was answered by Jeremy Quin (Conservative) on Thursday, 3 February 2022 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.
USA: Europe
- Question
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To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of implications for (a) his policies and (b) the stationing of intermediate range nuclear warheads in Europe of the reactivation of the 56th Artillery Command by the US army.
- Answer
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NATO Allies have been clear that we have no intention to deploy land-based nuclear missiles in Europe. The UK's nuclear deterrent, which has been assigned to the defence of NATO since 1962, will continue to be delivered by Royal Navy submarines carrying nuclear-armed Trident missiles and maintaining a continuous at sea deterrence posture.
Secondary information
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- Written question
- Reference
- 114953
- Session
- 2021-22
- Subjects
- Army Deployment Europe USA Theatre nuclear weapons
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- 2022-02-04 14:41:16 +0000
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