Defence written question – answered at on 5 July 2005.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence pursuant to his answer of 20 June 2005, Official Report, column 666W, whether the Labour Party's 2005 manifesto commitment to retain the United Kingdom's independent deterrent refers to (a) the principle of continuing to possess a deterrent for the foreseeable future and (b) the retention of the current Trident fleet until the end of its life.
holding answer
The Government made clear in the December 2003 Defence White Paper (Cm 6041–1) that, because of the continuing risk of the proliferation of nuclear weapons, and the certainty that a number of other countries will retain substantial nuclear arsenals, our minimum deterrent is likely to remain a necessary element of our security. We have also made clear that we intend to maintain the effectiveness of the Trident system.
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