§ Mr. CryerTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will now make it his policy to provide information on the proportion of Trident nuclear warheads to be constructed in the United States of America.
§ Mr. AitkenAll Trident warheads will be constructed in the United Kingdom.
§ Mr. CryerTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will make a statement on the number of successful tests of the Trident missiles and the total number of tests conducted.
§ Mr. AitkenThe United States Navy has to date conducted a total of 35 test firings of the Trident II D5 ballistic missile, of which 30 were successful—one partially—one was destroyed in error by the test range authorities, and four were unsuccessful. All test flights since December 1989 have been successful, and have validated fully the reliability of the Trident II system.