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Nuclear Weapons

Asked by Bell Ribeiro-AddyLabourMinistry of DefenceTabled Answered 1 December 2025UIN 94525

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what bi-lateral working groups have been created between AWE and the French counterparts on the development of the Astraea nuclear warhead.

Answered by Luke Pollard

None. The Astraea nuclear warhead is sovereign to the United Kingdom.

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