Warheads

 

In this section are items about the warhead programme (mainly conducted at the Atomic Weapons Establishment) and it also includes information about US/UK warhead cooperation.

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2010-02-26 26 August, 2010 Scottish CND - What is the current status of Trident replacement in the UK ?
2010-07-22 28 July, 2010 Global Security Newswire - Senators Concerned About Nuclear Weapons Spending Cut
2010-07-22 23 July, 2010 Commons Hansard - Fox: Column 484W

Commons Hansard - Fox: Column 484W

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22 July, 2010
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http://www.publications.parliament.uk

Hansard source - 22 July 2010 : Column 484W
 
Mr Havard: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence (1) what the terms of reference are for the Trident value for money review; what the timetable is for that review; which Departments will contribute to that review; which independent organisations will be consulted under that review; by what mechanisms that consultation will be undertaken; and whether that review will include consideration of the option of extending the life of the current Vanguard submarines beyond an additional five years; [9569]
 
(2) what account the (a) Strategic Defence and Security Review and (b) Comprehensive Spending Review will take of the Trident value for money review. [9571]

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Commons Hansard - Luff: Column 555W

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30 June, 2010
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http://www.publications.parliament.uk

Hansard source - 30 Jun 2010 : Column 555W
Mark Lazarowicz: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence whether the fissile material in each of the United Kingdom's 65 non-operational nuclear warheads has been removed from the weapons and stored separately. [4904]

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Commons Hansard - Luff: Column 6W

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21 June, 2010
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http://www.publications.parliament.uk

Hansard source - 21 Jun 2010 : Column 6W
 
Mr Mike Hancock: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence whether he has taken steps to establish whether development of the proposed new hydrodynamics facility at AWE Aldermaston is consistent with the recommendations and actions from the 2010 Non-Proliferation Treaty Review Conference. [3615]

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Commons Hansard - Luff: Column 470W

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16 June, 2010
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Hansard source - 16 Jun 2010 : Column 470W
 
Caroline Lucas: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what definitions his Department uses for the four categories of special nuclear materials. [2038]

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AWE - We Are AWE

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15 June, 2010
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http://www.awe.co.uk

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'AWE needs to be able to respond positively to the affordability constraints which are associated with the  core programme to underpin warhead provision. AWE has a critical role to play in being innovative, helping to  develop credible, long-term strategies which ensure that the UK deterrent remains safe and effective in  support of CASD.
 

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Commons Hansard - Luff: Column 352W

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15 June, 2010
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Hansard source - 15 Jun 2010 : Column 352W
 
Caroline Lucas: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will place in the Library a copy of the Defence Nuclear Safety Regulator's inspection programme for 2010. [2047]

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Commons Hansard - Luff: Column 352W

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15 June, 2010
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http://www.publications.parliament.uk

Hansard - 15 Jun 2010 : Column 352W
 
Caroline Lucas: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many operations involving the movement of defence nuclear materials the Ministry of Defence Police and Guarding Agency Special Escort Group undertook during 2009-10. [2048]

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Commons Hansard - Fox: Column 250W

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14 June, 2010
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http://www.publications.parliament.uk

Hansard - 14 Jun 2010 : Column 250W
 
Caroline Lucas: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what the total planned expenditure for the W-76 warhead life extension programme is; and how much has been spent to date on this programme. [2040]

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HP shocked at AWE win

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10 June, 2010
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http://www.channelweb.co.uk

Channel Web source
Vendor wins 10-year deal with warhead supplier
by Doug Woodburn
 
HP has bagged a $66m (£45m) infrastructure services deal with the Atomic Weapons Establishment (AWE) – the firm that makes warheads for the UK's nuclear deterrent, Trident.

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Computer World - Trident nuclear warheads contractor in infrastructure services deal

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10 June, 2010
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http://www.computerworlduk.com

Computer World source
 
Supplier to controversial programme focuses on IT uptime and security
by Leo King  
The Atomic Weapons Establishment, which supplies nuclear warheads to the controversial Trident submarine, has signed a £45 million, ten-year infrastructure services renewal deal with HP.

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Global Security Newswire - Senators Concerned About Nuclear Weapons Spending Cut

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22 July, 2010
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http://www.globalsecuritynewswire.org

Global Security Newswire source
 
by Martin Matishak
 
Senior members of the U.S. Senate this week expressed apprehension over a recent decision by their House colleagues to cut funds from the White House's decade-long spending plan for the nation's nuclear weapons complex (see GSN, July 16).

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Commons Hansard - Howarth: Column 503W

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17 June, 2010
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http://www.publications.parliament.uk

Hansard source - 17 Jun 2010 : Column 503W
 


 


Caroline Lucas: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many (a) US personnel visited the Atomic Weapons Establishment (AWE) and (b) AWE staff visited US establishments under the terms of the US-UK Mutual Defence Agreement in each of the last three years. [2045]


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Commons Hansard - Howarth: Column 352W

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15 June, 2010
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http://www.publications.parliament.uk

Hansard source - 15 Jun 2010 : Column 352W
 
Caroline Lucas: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence whether the exchange programme between the Ministry of Defence Police and Guarding Agency Special Escort Group and the United States Office of Secure Transportation remains in force; how many (a) US and (b) UK staff have undertaken exchange visits under the terms of the programme; and whether the programme took place under the auspices of the 1958 US-UK Mutual Defence Agreement. [2042]

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Commons Hansard - Howarth: Column 351W

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15 June, 2010
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http://www.publications.parliament.uk

Hansard source - 15 Jun 2010 : Column 351W
 
Caroline Lucas: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence whether the US-UK Mutual Defence Agreement will be renewed during the life of this Parliament; and when discussions on renewal of the agreement are scheduled to commence. [2037]
 

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Commons Hansard - Howarth: Column 351W

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15 June, 2010
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Hansard source - 15 Jun 2010 : Column 351W
 
 
Caroline Lucas: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence on what date the next stocktake meeting between the Government and the US administration under the 1958 Mutual Defence Agreement is scheduled to take place; and where the meeting will be held. [2041]

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Commons Hansard - Fox: Column 250W

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14 June, 2010
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http://www.publications.parliament.uk

Hansard - 14 Jun 2010 : Column 250W
 
Caroline Lucas: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what the total planned expenditure for the W-76 warhead life extension programme is; and how much has been spent to date on this programme. [2040]

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Caledonian Mercury - Trident replacement threatened by doubts over US submarine costs

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3 May, 2010
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http://politics.caledonianmercury.com

Caledonian Mercury source
 
Rob Edwards
 
 
The UK government’s plans to replace Trident submarines could be thrown into disarray by growing doubts over their future in the US.

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Nature - Editorial: Nuclear ambition, Vol 464, 1103

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21 April, 2010
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http://www.nature.com

Nature source
The US weapons labs need to develop a twenty-first-century vision of deterrence — one that does not include making new bombs.
 
In the past two weeks, US President Barack Obama has signed a new arms treaty with Russia, scaled back the role of the nuclear arsenal in US foreign policy and negotiated agreements to secure highly enriched uranium and other nuclear materials around the globe. Much work remains to be done, but the president has laid out a broad vision for combating twenty-first-century nuclear threats. This makes it all the more disappointing that he wasn't able to rein in remnant cold-war thinking among his own scientists at the US nuclear weapons labs.

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DoD - Nuclear Posture Review Report

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6 April, 2010
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http://www.defense.gov

Department of Defence source
 
text from the accompanying fact sheet:
 

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Foreign Affairs Committee - Global Security: UK-US, HC 114 incorporating HC 1100-i

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28 March, 2010
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http://www.publications.parliament.uk

House of Commons Foreign Affairs Committee
Global Security: UK-US Relations
Sixth Report of Session 2009–10

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