Nuclear Weapons

(asked on 17th April 2018) - View Source

Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask Her Majesty's Government what consideration they have given to the promotion of measures such as (1) the no first use policy, (2) de-alerting, and (3) communication protocols, to support efforts to downgrade the threat of accidental nuclear weapon use.


Answered by
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Earl Howe
Deputy Leader of the House of Lords
This question was answered on 25th April 2018

The United Kingdom's nuclear weapons policy is set out in the 2015 Strategic Defence and Security Review, and is kept under regular review.

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