Written Question·Ministry of Defence·UIN 81903

Air Force: Nuclear Weapons

Tabled: 14 October 2025

Answered: 22 October 2025

Question

Kate Osamor

Labour (Co-op) — Edmonton and Winchmore Hill

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment his Department has made of the the potential impact of reintroducing a nuclear role for the Royal Air Force on the UK’s commitment to nuclear disarmament under the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty

Answer

Luke Pollard

The nuclear weapons allocated to the NATO dual capable aircraft nuclear mission, to which the United Kingdom (UK) will contribute its F-35A aircraft, are United States (US) nuclear weapons and remain under US custody and control, in full compliance with t...

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