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AWE Aldermaston
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AWE Aldermaston
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Nuclear Weapons: Research
*Lynne Jones:* To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what the source is of the funding for the joint US/UK warhead research taking place at the Atomic Weapons Establishment Aldermaston. [261412]
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BNFL: Sale of Assets
Questions
Asked by Lord Astor of Hever
To ask Her Majesty's Government who decided not to disclose the terms on which British Nuclear Fuels Ltd agreed on 17 December 2008 to sell its one-third share in the management company of the Atomic Weapons Establishment, Aldermaston, to Jacobs Engineering.[HL767]
Cash shortages caused by the credit crunch will force the next government to choose between replacing the Trident nuclear weapons system and meeting flagship goals to halve child poverty, raise the state pension in line with earnings, and keep education spending growing, according to a report on the affordability of Britain's nuclear weapons published today by the Nuclear Information Service (NIS).
LEGAL UPDATE
Subject: LEGAL CHALLENGE OF TRIDENT REPLACEMENT
18thNovember 2008
Date: Monday 26thJanuary 2009
Time: 10.30am
Location: High Court, Strand, London
Report from the 'Civil Contingencies: Towards Better Leadership and Resilience in Local Emergency Planning Structures' conference
Tuesday 11th November 2008 Institute of Mechanical Engineering, One Birdcage Walk, Westminster, London
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Nuclear Weapons
*Nick Harvey:* To ask the Secretary of State for Defence (1) whether US personnel will be asked to participate in his Department's work on the Warhead Pre-Concept Working Group; [228902]
(2) whether the Warhead Pre-Concept Working Group has considered options for /(a)/ agent defeat and /(b)/ other warhead modifications, as part of its work; [228903]
Political row over the future of nuclear weapons at base. Tina Kemp, Scottish Lennox Herald, 24nd Oct 2008.
A fresh row has erupted over the future of Faslane Naval Base. Defence Secretary John Hutton visited the base last week to reinforce the government’s pledge to keep nuclear weapons in Scotland.
23 October 2008 Hansard
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*Michael Ancram* (Devizes, Conservative)To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what steps the Government is taking to promote multilateral nuclear disarmament.
Global Security: Non-Proliferation
NIS argues that the risks posed by British nuclear weapons production and road transport of warheads threaten each individual citizen and our way of life. Additionally, the risk of a criticality event at the substandard warhead assembly/disassembly facilities at AWE Burghfield is also unacceptable and unjustifiable.
Read the NIS submission to the FCO.
From: Ministry of Defence Annual Report and Accounts 2007-2008 Volume I: (page 39)
“28. The UK’s Trident submarine force has maintained a continuous and independent nuclear deterrent capability at sea, in support of NATO and as the ultimate guarantee of our national security.”
‘Joint Services Publication 538: Regulation of the Nuclear Weapon Programme’ (JSP 538) is the definitive Ministry of Defence guidance document on nuclear and radiological safety requirements within the UK nuclear weapons programme. A redacted copy of the full 522 page document was placed in the House of Commons Library in May 2008 in response to a Parliamentary Question1. This NIS technical briefing provides a brief summary of its contents and a commentary on some salient points.
Download the full report below:
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