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F-35 Aircraft: Nuclear Weapons

Asked by Mike WoodConservativeMinistry of DefenceTabled Answered 15 December 2025UIN 98492

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether launching a US sovereign nuclear weapon from the UK's F-35A planes would require the authorisation of the Prime Minister.

Answered by Luke Pollard

I refer the hon. Member to the answers I gave him on 8 September and 11 November 2025 to Questions 70471 and 87345 respectively.

https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-08-29/70471

https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-11-03/87345

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