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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.
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...
Mar 28, 2024 · The UK’s nuclear deterrent is operationally independent. Only the Prime Minister can authorise the use of our nuclear weapons even if deployed as part of a NATO response.
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.
