Question follow-through · 94528
Nuclear Weapons: Research
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the US Los Alamos National nuclear laboratory and Lawrence Livermore national laboratory have played a role in the research, design or development of the British Astraea nuclear warhead.
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Ministry of Defence
- Tabled
- 25 Nov 2025
- Target answer date
- 1 Dec 2025
- Answer
- 1 Dec 2025 · 6 calendar days after tabling
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Votes on this topic
- Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment · 23 Jun 2026
- Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness · 23 Jun 2026
- Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 · 22 Jun 2026
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Recorded timeline
25 Nov 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the US Los Alamos National nuclear laboratory and Lawrence Livermore national laboratory have played a role in the research, design or development of the British Astraea nuclear warhead.
1 Dec 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
1 Dec 2025
Answer published
We are working with our U.S. counterparts in the U.S. Navy and National Nuclear Security Administration to ensure the UK replacement warhead remains compatible with the Trident missile. The Astraea warhead will be designed, developed, and manufactured in ...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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Iran: Armed Conflict
25 Mar 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will publish any legal advice on UK participation in military operations connected to the conflict in the Middle East.
Defence Nuclear Enterprise
7 Sept 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, When the Defence Nuclear Enterprise will be established and whether he plans to publish membership list when established.
Written question 30098
15 Sept 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what discussions he has had with the Leader of the House on the timetable for tabling a motion to establish a committee on the Defence Nuclear Enterprise.