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Nuclear Weapons: Finance

Asked by James MacClearyLiberal DemocratMinistry of DefenceTabled Answered 2 September 2026UIN 19243

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he plans to benchmark the cost effectiveness of the UK nuclear deterrent programme by comparison with the French.

Answered by Ministry of Defence

There are significant differences in how the UK and French nuclear enterprises are organised and structured which would render such a comparison meaningless.

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