Written Question·Ministry of Defence·UIN 75999
Submarines: Nuclear Weapons
Tabled: 9 September 2025
Answered: 16 September 2025
Question
Mike Wood
Conservative — Kingswinford and South Staffordshire
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 6 of the Strategic Defence Review 2025, published in June 2025, what his Department’s definition is of a sovereign warhead.
Answer
Luke PollardThe requirements, design, manufacture and maintenance of our nuclear warheads are independent to the UK. We utilise certain U.S. non-nuclear components, including the aeroshell, to remain compatible with the Trident missile. This is consistent with our ob...
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