Written Question·Ministry of Defence·UIN 98492
F-35 Aircraft: Nuclear Weapons
Tabled: 9 December 2025
Answered: 15 December 2025
Named DayQuestion
Mike Wood
Conservative — Kingswinford and South Staffordshire
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether launching a US sovereign nuclear weapon from the UK's F-35A planes would require the authorisation of the Prime Minister.
Answer
Luke PollardI refer the hon. Member to the answers I gave him on 8 September and 11 November 2025 to Questions 70471 and 87345 respectively. https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-08-29/70471 https://questions-statements.parliament.u...
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