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Defence (21 Oct 2004)

Mr Paul Keetch: ...come from a Labour Member, but I am happy to deal with it. The Liberal Democrats support the retention of an independent British nuclear deterrent. That does not necessarily commit us to replacing Trident with a submarine-launched deterrent system, because there is an important discussion to be had about the kind of nuclear deterrent that is appropriate for Britain after...

Written Answers — Defence: Trident (30 Jun 2004)

Mr Paul Keetch: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence pursuant to the answer of 16 June 2004, Official Report, column 939W on Trident replacement, if he will list the design studies which have been undertaken to date; how much each has cost; what the (a) start date and (b) expected end date of each study is; and if he will make a statement.

Written Answers — Defence: Trident Nuclear Warhead (6 May 2004)

Mr Paul Keetch: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what the (a) life of the current design of the Trident missile and (b) maximum life of the Trident missile system is; and if he will make a statement.

Written Answers — Defence: Trident Nuclear Warhead (5 May 2004)

Mr Paul Keetch: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what the latest safe in-service date for the British Trident nuclear warhead is; and if he will make a statement.

Written Answers — Defence: Nuclear Warfare (6 Nov 2003)

Mr Paul Keetch: ...the United Kingdom (a) withdrew the last nuclear free-fall bomb, (b) reduced the operationally available stockpile of nuclear warheads to below 200, (c) reduced the number of warheads deployed on Trident submarines to 48 warheads and (d) placed fissile material no longer required for defence purposes under international safeguards.

Written Answers — Defence: Nuclear Weapons (27 Oct 2003)

Mr Paul Keetch: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what the approximate yield is of the warheads deployed on the United Kingdom's Trident missiles; and if he will make a statement.