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Trident Missiles
*Mr. Hancock:* To ask the Secretary of State for Defence pursuant to the answer of 29 September 2008, /Official Report,/ column 2440W, on Trident missiles, how many Trident warheads are either operationally available or undergoing maintenance. [225908]
*Mr. Hutton:* The UK has fewer than 160 operationally available Trident warheads. I am withholding further information as its release would, or would be likely to, prejudice national security