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- Figures produced by NIS for the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN) show the UK’s spending on nuclear weapons increased to £6.5bn in the 2022/23 financial year. The figures were published in the ICAN report Surge: 2023 Global nuclear weapons spending, which shows an increase in spending by every nuclear weapon state.
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Mar 24, 2024 · The investment in nuclear skills – which includes £350 million from the Government and more than £400m from industry – will create some 5,000 new apprenticeships in the next four years.
- National endeavour launched as UK outlines commitment to ...
The UK is investing to deliver the new Dreadnought Class...
- The UK's nuclear deterrent: what you need to know
The UK’s nuclear deterrent is operationally independent....
- National endeavour launched as UK outlines commitment to ...
Mar 25, 2024 · The UK is investing to deliver the new Dreadnought Class ballistic nuclear submarines to take over from the current Vanguard Class in the early 2030s and is developing a replacement UK...
- The Threats We Face
- NATO and International Cooperation
- The Future of The UK’s Nuclear Deterrent
- The Deterrent and The UK Economy
- The People Who Make It Possible
- A World Without Nuclear Weapons
The risk of nuclear conflict remains remote, but the threats the UK faces are increasing in scale, diversity and complexity. That is why we must be able to deter the most extreme acts of aggression against us and our NATOallies. The UK has taken a consistent and leading approach on nuclear disarmament but not all states have followed. Some are sign...
As long as nuclear weapons exist, NATO will remain a nuclear alliance. Since 1962 the UK has declared our nuclear capability to the defence of NATO. Nuclear deterrence is a critical part of NATO’s overall strategy, and the UK’s deterrent helps safeguard European and Euro-Atlantic security. NATOmembership sits at the heart of UK policy, and we are c...
The UK’s independent nuclear deterrent is relevant not only for today, and it will remain an important part of our national security strategy for as long as the global security situation makes it necessary. Parliament voted decisively in 2016 to renew our nuclear deterrent and maintain CASD. This will be achieved by replacing the existing Vanguard ...
Designing, building, maintaining and operating the UK’s independent nuclear deterrent is a national endeavour, directly supporting tens of thousands of jobs across the country. HM Naval Base Clyde is home to the UK’s submarine service, and its main responsibility is to maintain CASD, which it has delivered safely and securely since 1969 to deter th...
CASDwould not be possible without the skill and dedication of the men and women of the submarine service. They place their duty to protect the UK above all else, missing out on many things we take for granted to help keep us safe. Generations of Royal Navy submariners, their families, other Service personnel who support the deterrent, civil servant...
The UK remains committed to the ultimate goal of a world without nuclear weapons, and supports the full implementation of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT)in all its aspects. There is no credible alternative route to disarmament. The UK has a consistent and long track-record on nuclear disarmament. We possess the smallest...
Apr 12, 2024 · Sir Keir Starmer has said his commitment to the UK's nuclear weapons is "unshakeable" and "absolute". Writing in the Daily Mail, he described the creation of the NHS and an independent...
Apr 7, 2024 · The Defence Nuclear Command Paper has been published following the Prime Minister declaring a ‘national endeavour’ to secure the future of the UK’s defence nuclear industry and backed by more than £200 million of Government funding. The Prime Minister’s announcement also included investments in nuclear skills, which will help create ...
Mar 16, 2021 · The UK is set to reverse plans to reduce its stockpile of nuclear weapons by the middle of the decade, as part of a foreign policy overhaul. The overall cap on the number of warheads will...
Much of the UK’s infrastructure for deploying, developing and building nuclear weapons is being rebuilt or refurbished. However, the UK’s Atomic Weapons Establishment, known as AWE, seems to exist in a state of near constant crisis.
