MoD Regulations of the Nuclear Weapons Programme, JSP 538 Issue I – March 2005: Annex F
UK Warhead latest news
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Could Trident nuclear warheads accidentially go off ‘like popcorn’?
From issue 2662 of New Scientist magazine, 26 June 2008, page 18: You might think nuclear weapons have been carefully designed not to go off by accident. Yet more than 1700 of them have design flaws that could conceivably cause multiple warheads to explode one after another – an effect known as “popcorning” – according to a UK Ministry of Defence safety manual.
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Judicial Review of Trident – permission for a JR not granted on 10th June 2008
Judicial Review of Trident – permission for a JR not granted on 10th June 2008
Judgment
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Judicial Review of Trident Replacement
On Tuesday 10th June, Mr. Justice Simon refused the Nuclear Information Service (NIS) permission to bring a Judicial Review of the Government's White Paper, 'The Future of the United Kingdom's Nuclear Deterrent', published on 4 December 2006. Judge Simons did not accept that The White Paper's assertion of compatibility of the Government's decision to replace the UK's nuclear weapons system with its international law obligations requires adjudication by a Court.
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Hansard on Nuclear Weapons, 10th June 2008
10 Jun 2008 : Column 120W, Nuclear Weapons
Mr. Dai Davies: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence whether the UK Trident warhead complies with the guideline that insensitive high explosive should be used for the supercharge in a nuclear weapon, as specified in JSP 538 regulation of the nuclear weapon programme, Annex G, on safety principles and guidelines for nuclear weapons systems. [209190]
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Hansard on Nuclear Weapons, 3rd June 2008
*3 Jun 2008 : Column 811W*—continued
Nuclear Weapons: Finance
*Nick Harvey:* To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how much his Department spent on the UK nuclear deterrent programme, including the Atomic Weapons Establishment, in each year from 1998 to 2008, expressed in cash terms. [208183]
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Hansard on AWE Burghfield, 24th January 2008
24 Jan 2008 : Column 2138W, AWE Burghfield: Floods
Mr. Hancock: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what assessment has been made of the flood risk to the /(a)/ High Security Area, /(b)/ Nuclear Licensed Site Area and /(c)/ remainder of the site at AWE Burghfield; what flooding has occurred at the site since July 2007; what representations he has received from the Environment Agency since that time; and if he will make a statement. [181048]
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Early Day Motions on the Replacement of Trident Nov. 2006 – March 2007
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Early Day Motions
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Glenda Jackson
Kelvin Hopkins
Mr Gordon Prentice
Lynne Jones
Mr George Galloway
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That this House recalls that, when summing up the debate on Iraq on 18th
March 2003, the vote which gave parliamentary authority to the
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Hansard on AWE January – March 2007
8 Jan 2007 : Column 99W, Nuclear Submarines
Nick Harvey: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many warheads in the stockpile of operationally available warheads will be dismantled as a result of the reductions in the stockpile announced in the White Paper CM6994; and if he will make a statement. [108792]
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Hansard on Trident January – March 2007
25.01.07 – 06.03.07, Hansard – Written Answers to Questions, 22 Jan 2007 : Column 1555W Trident
Norman Baker: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence in which year he expects that the Trident nuclear capability would, if not upgraded, become obsolete. [116808] -
Plan to cut nuclear stockpile ‘a hollow gesture’
Plan to cut nuclear stockpile ‘a hollow gesture’
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2007 vote on Trident replacement
*2007 vote on Trident replacement*
Press Association
*Thursday November 23, 2006 12:03 PM*Parliament will vote on the possibility of a replacement for the Trident nuclear deterrent systems early next year, it has been announced.
The Government will bring forward a White Paper on the issue before Christmas, which will then be followed by a “period of debate”, the Prime Minister's official spokesman said.