UK new nuclear High Surety Warhead under development ?
Various analysts are alleging that the new nuclear warhead under development in the UK is designated the High Surety Warhead. UK warheads are virtually copies of US W76 warheads, and although Congress has delayed funding for a “Reliable Replacement Warhead”, the UK weapons factory at Aldermaston is under less democratic control and is receiving billions of pounds under shadowy government contracts. An MoD spokesman said: “No decisions on any replacement for Trident have yet been taken and there is no programme to build a successor warhead” - a careful form of words which would be true even if work on a successor warhead is actually going on.
Britain in top-secret work on new atomic warhead
Exclusive by IAN BRUCE, Defence Correspondent, The Herald September 04 2007
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Scientists are secretly working on the design of a revamped British nuclear warhead.
The new device, designated the High Surety Warhead is understood to be under development at the Atomic Weapons Establishment at Aldermaston in Berkshire.
The top-secret project is being run in conjunction with US efforts to build a range of modernised “failsafe” nuclear firepower for its own submarine-launched Trident missiles.
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An MoD spokesman said: “No decisions on any replacement for Trident have yet been taken and there is no programme to build a successor warhead.”
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February 10th, 2009 at 4:53 am
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