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Navy: Nuclear Weapons

Asked by Andrew RosindellReform UKMinistry of DefenceTabled Answered 9 July 2025UIN 64006

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will expand the nuclear capabilities of the Royal Navy.

Answered by Maria Eagle

There are no plans to expand the existing nuclear capabilities of the Royal Navy beyond those announced in the Strategic Defence Review published on 2 June 2025.

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