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RAF Lakenheath: Nuclear Weapons

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Question for Ministry of Defence

UIN 938, tabled on 11 May 2022

Question

Alex Sobel
Labour
Leeds North West
Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, who will make the final decision on storage of US Nuclear Weapons at USAF Lakenheath.

Answer

Jeremy Quin
Conservative
Horsham
Commons

Answered on

16 May 2022

The Ministry of Defence is unable to comment on US spending decisions and capabilities, which are a matter for the US Government. It remains longstanding UK and NATO policy to neither confirm nor deny the presence of nuclear weapons at a given location.

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