Written Question·Ministry of Defence·UIN 80596

USA: Nuclear Weapons

Tabled: 10 October 2025
Answered: 17 October 2025

Question

David Chadwick

Liberal DemocratBrecon, 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 Pollard
It 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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