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Guidance: The UK's nuclear deterrent: what you need to know

Ministry Of Defence

March 16
10:18 2023

The UKs nuclear deterrent: the facts

NATO assessment of nuclear threat

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UK Nuclear Deterrence Policy Booklet

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To help explain how some states are expanding their nuclear capabilities, NATO have prepared the above graphic which uses Russias expanding arsenal as an example of this trend and compares it with the systems held by the UK and fellow NATO nuclear weapons states France and the United States. Read more about the UKs nuclear deterrent.

Published 26 February 2016
Last updated 16 March 2023 +show all updates

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