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Parliamentary Answers on Trident
Hansard
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US and UK conduct subcritical nuclear tests
On 23 February, the US and UK carried out a ‘sub-critical’ nuclear test at the Nevada underground testing site. The test, conducted by Los Alamos National Laboratory and the Atomic Weapons Establishment (AWE) Aldermaston, took place in a laboratory of horizontal tunnels about 290 metres underground. It was the first since May 2004, the ninth under the Bush administration, and the second carried out with Britain since a joint test in February 2002.
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AWE announce new supercomputer
“The Atomic Weapons Establishment (AWE) has ordered one of the world’s most powerful supercomputers with a peak performance of over 40 teraflops (trillions of calculations per second). The new American-built Cray XT3 system – to be known as ‘Larch’ – costs in the region of £20 million and will replace AWE’s current supercomputer, ‘Blue Oak.’”
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JANUARY 2006 UPDATE
2002 STRATEGY PLAN
FOR THE ATOMIC WEAPONS ESTABLISHMENT (AWE) ALDERMASTONProposal: DOE Circular 18/84 Laser research facility (Orion) 05/02003/RESMAJ
AWE Laser before West Berks. Planning Committee for the Fourth Time
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DECEMBER 2005 UPDATE
2002 STRATEGY PLAN
FOR THE ATOMIC WEAPONS ESTABLISHMENT (AWE) ALDERMASTONProposal: DOE Circular18/84 Laser research facility (Orion)05/02003/RESMAJ
Congratulations to cautious Planning Committee
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NOVEMBER 2005 UPDATE
2002 STRATEGY PLAN
FOR THE ATOMIC WEAPONS ESTABLISHMENT (AWE) ALDERMASTONProposal: DOE Circular 18/84 Laser research facility (Orion) 05/02003/RESMAJ
Meeting Goes Ahead without Documents -
OCTOBER 2005 UPDATE
ORION LASER PLANNING COMMITTEE HEARING
The hearing
Eastern Area Planning Committee of West Berkshire Council is expected to hear the case for the MoD Orion Laser on -
Orion laser – full Planning Notice submitted
The Ministry of Defence is seeking approval for a FULL Planning Notice for a Replacement Laser research facility (Orion) at AWE Aldermaston, two years after the original NOPD was submitted to West Berks. Council Planning Authority. The last date to submit Objections to this development at the site is 30 th SEPTEMBER 2005.
The Notice not an “application” since the Council, through its Planning Committee, cannot approve or refuse such government plans. The council may raise objections or inform the MoD that the council has objections.
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Standard Note: Trident and the future of the British Nuclear Deterrent
SN/IA/3706
Last updated: 5 July 2005
Author: Tim Youngs & Claire Taylor
International Affairs and Defence SectionThis note summarises the evolution of the British nuclear deterrent since the 1950s and looks at the various components of the Trident system. It then considers the possible options available, such as upgrading the existing system, procuring a direct replacement, or developing a new capability.
Read the full document here – Attachment: trident_hans_ 050705.pdf.
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Manifesto for a nuclear disarmament agenda
The Nuclear Information Service calls upon the next British Government to:
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Hansard on Trident and Nuclear Transport
Hansard- Trident and Nuclear Transport
Trident, 7 April 2005 : Column 1769W