Nicola Sturgeon, the SNP leader, said that her party would not support a minority Labour government whe agrees to abandon Britain's Trident
nuclear defence programme.
Not exact matches
North Korea has defied all calls to rein in its
nuclear and missile
programmes, even from China, its lone major ally, calling them legitimate self -
defence.
While American
Defence Secretary Gates took an optimistic line about North Korea and its
nuclear programme, a very different tone was struck in the presentations from Fumio Kyuma, the Japanese
Defence Minister and Brendan Fraser, the Australian
Defence Minister.
«Over 100 military and
defence experts, backed by the Obama administration, are calling for a new global
programme to eliminate
nuclear weapons,» Mr Sauven added.
The other two - thirds of the firm are held by American
defence firm Lockheed Martin and the British company Serco, meaning that the state no longer owns the
programme which produces and maintains the country's
nuclear weapons.
Defence sources told The Times the investment in «long - lead items» in the
nuclear deterrent was key in order to prepare for the full replacement
programme if renewal is ratified by MPs.
Its mission is to develop the next generation of research leaders to support the UK's strategic
nuclear programmes including
nuclear legacy clean - up, new build power stations, and
defence and security.
The mission of the CDT is to develop future research leaders to support the UK's strategic
nuclear programmes including
nuclear legacy clean - up, new - build power stations, and
defence and security.