Policy paper

The future of the United Kingdom's nuclear deterrent

Defence white paper on the future of the United Kingdom's nuclear deterrent.

• From: Ministry of Defence
• Published: 1 December 2006

This was published under the 1997 to 2007 Blair Labour government

Documents

The future of the United Kingdom's nuclear deterrent: defence white paper 2006

Ref: ID 5476717 11/06, Cm. 6994

PDF, 985 KB, 40 pages

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Factsheet 1: summary: maintaining the UK's nuclear deterrent

PDF, 89 KB, 2 pages

Factsheet 2: disarmament and non-proliferation

PDF, 106 KB, 2 pages

Factsheet 3: international legal obligations

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Factsheet 4: the current system

PDF, 125 KB, 2 pages

Factsheet 5: the history of the UK's Nuclear Weapons Programme

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Factsheet 6: supporting the Trident system

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Details

This paper outlines the government’s decision following a careful review of all the issues and options.

Published 1 December 2006