The partnership is taking shape, but there are problems with production of Virginia-class submarines
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Astraea: new warhead named in Defence Command paper
The Paper also contained information about completion of the Mk4A warhead upgrade and work on a new submarine reactor
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Parliamentary Committee identifies gap in MOD spending scrutiny
The Public Accounts Committee said the MOD had lacked the “discipline to balance its budget”
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201 days: HMS Vengeance completes another long patrol
This is thought to be the second longest patrol on record
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John Ainslie’s Archives
The complete archives of the late nuclear weapons researcher John Ainslie. Over 3000 documents, reports, press cuttings and memos from Cold War times up until 2016.
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John Ainslie’s Nuclear Archive in the National Library of Scotland
The National Library of Scotland has accepted the entire Archive as a special collection.
Latest reports
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Devonport: A Nuclear Information Service Briefing
An overview of the Devonport Royal Dockyard and its role in servicing the UK’s submarine fleet
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Extreme Circumstances: The UK’s new nuclear warhead in context
This new research report gathers together all available information from UK and US sources on the replacement nuclear warhead programme.