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Delivering the UK’s Nuclear Deterrent as a National Endeavour.
First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government
How Defence will respond to the changing context and deliver on the Integrated Review Refresh within its resource envelope, increasing its productivity and focusing on areas that will achieve real-world impact.
The Integrated Review Refresh 2023 updates the government’s security, defence, development and foreign policy priorities to reflect changes in the global context since Integrated Review 2021.
Responding to a more contested and volatile world Presented to Parliament…
I. Rhagair gan y Prif Weinidog Roedd Adolygiad Integredig o Bolisi…
Global Britain in a Competitive Age, the Integrated Review of Security, Defence, Development and Foreign Policy, describes the government’s vision for the UK’s role in the world over the next decade and the action we will ta…
First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government
This report details the progress made on the Dreadnought submarine programme since the last update in December 2016.
First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government
This report details the progress made on the programme since the last update in the 2015 Strategic Defence and Security Review.
MOD is seeking views on proposals for storing radioactive waste from the Royal Navy’s nuclear powered submarines after they have left active service.
The National Security Strategy and Strategic Defence and Security Review 2015 sets out the government's approach to national security.
First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government
The UK will maintain its strategic nuclear deterrent.
First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government
This report explains the progress the MOD has made on the successor programme over the last year and sets out plans for the coming year.
Proposals for the dismantling of the UK’s defuelled nuclear powered submarines.
This report explains the progress the MOD has made on this programme.
The Ministry of Defence's high level approach for managing the nuclear liabilities.
The aim of this report is to outline the work that has taken place since the parliamentary vote of March 2007.
This document contains the following information: The future of the United Kingdom's nuclear deterrent.
First published during the 2005 to 2010 Labour government
Defence white paper on the future of the United Kingdom's nuclear deterrent.
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