Written Question·Ministry of Defence·UIN 80596
USA: Nuclear Weapons
Tabled: 10 October 2025
Answered: 17 October 2025
Question
David Chadwick
Liberal Democrat — Brecon, Radnor and Cwm Tawe
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether US nuclear weapons based in the UK are under the sole command of US military authorities.
Answer
Luke PollardIt remains longstanding UK, US and NATO policy to neither confirm nor deny the presence of nuclear weapons at any location. US nuclear weapons forward-deployed in Europe remain under US custody and control, in full compliance with the Treaty on the Non-Pr...
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