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Nuclear Weapons: Decommissioning

Asked by Bell Ribeiro-AddyLabourMinistry of DefenceTabled Answered 7 January 2026UIN 93936

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what quantity of plutonium has been recovered from the dismantling of the Mk4A Trident warheads since the start of the dismantlement programme; what proportion has been re-cycled and re-used in new warheads; wher

Answered by Luke Pollard

I refer the hon. Member to the answer provided to the hon, Member for Newton Abbott (Martin Wrigley) on 1 September 2025 to Question 70223.

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