Government plans to privatise the procurement of military equipment are to be abandoned after only one contractor proved willing to run the scheme following the withdrawal of other bidders from a tendering process.
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Trident Alternatives Review sets out options to ‘like-for-like’ replacement
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Independent Scotland could face choice between Trident or Nato
An independent Scotland might face a tough battle to become a member of Nato if it insists on removing Trident nuclear weapons, according to a report by the Scotland Institute.
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UK government outlines position on Fissile Materials Cut-Off Treaty
The Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) has written to the United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs to provide its views on a Fissile Material Cut-Off Treaty (FMCT) in response to a resolution from the United Nations General Assembly aimed at breaking a deadlock in negotiations on such a Treaty.
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David Cameron: UK needs Trident to defend against “evolving threats” from Iran and North Korea
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UK government snubs international conference on humanitarian consequences of nuclear weapons
The UK has announced that it will not be participating in an international conference on the humanitarian consequences of nuclear weapon use hosted this week by the Norwegian government.
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Alternatives to Trident take centre stage as senior politicians question need for new nuclear weapons
As Treasury Secretary Danny Alexander hits out at spending billions on replacing Trident, other senior politicians have added their voices to the growing criticism of government plans for new nuclear weapons.
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Audit Office: ‘More to do’ in improving Ministry of Defence equipment project performance
The Ministry of Defence (MoD) needs to do “consistently better” in improving cost management and reducing delays in the delivery of its major equipment projects according to the government's financial watchdog.
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UK government outlines position on Trident and Scottish independence vote
The UK's coalition government insists that independence for Scotland would not result in the UK abandoning its nuclear weapons even though finding alternatives to the current nuclear bases on the Clyde estuary would have a “huge cost” and would be an “enormous exercise”.
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Scottish Affairs Committee reports on Trident and Scottish independence
Scottish independence could result in nuclear disarmament being imposed upon the United Kingdom for an indeterminate period, according to a report published by the UK Parliament's Scottish Affairs Committee.
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Sixty years of British nuclear weapons
Find out about our interactive timeline showing the history of Britain's nuclear weapons programme.
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Nukewatch: Warhead convoy monitoring indicates that UK has commenced decommissioning warheads
The Ministry of Defence has commenced work to meet a government commitment to reduce the overall size of the UK's nuclear warhead stockpile according to the Nukewatch network, which monitors the movements of warhead convoys.