Written Question·Ministry of Defence·UIN 49939

Nuclear Weapons

Tabled: 2 May 2025

Answered: 8 May 2025

Named Day

Question

Dave Doogan

Scottish National Party — Angus and Perthshire Glens

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether any components of the (a) Mk4 and (b) Mk4A Holbrock warhead were (i) manufactured in and (ii) procured from the US, other than the (A) arming, (B) fusing and firing system, (C) neutron initiators and (D)

Answer

Maria Eagle

In addition to the Mk4/4a components listed by the hon. Member, the UK acquires the Mk4 aeroshell from the US under the auspices of the 1963 Polaris Sales Agreement (as amended in 1982 for Trident). Utilising US non-nuclear warhead components brings signi...

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