Policy papers and consultations

Delivering the UK’s Nuclear Deterrent as a National Endeavour.

• From: Defence Nuclear Organisation and 1 others
• Updated: 19 April 2024

How Defence will respond to the changing context and deliver on the Integrated Review Refresh within its resource envelope, increasing its productivity and focusing on areas that will achieve real-world impact.

• From: Ministry of Defence
• Updated: 13 February 2024

The Integrated Review Refresh 2023 updates the government’s security, defence, development and foreign policy priorities to reflect changes in the global context since Integrated Review 2021.

• From: Cabinet Office
• Updated: 16 May 2023

• Integrated Review Refresh 2023: Responding to a more contested and volatile world

  Responding to a more contested and volatile world Presented to Parliament…

• Adolygiad Integredig Diweddaraf 2023: Ymateb i fyd mwy cystadleuol a helbulus (HTML)

  I. Rhagair gan y Prif Weinidog Roedd Adolygiad Integredig o Bolisi…

Global Britain in a Competitive Age, the Integrated Review of Security, Defence, Development and Foreign Policy, describes the government’s vision for the UK’s role in the world over the next decade and the action we will ta…

• From: Cabinet Office
• Updated: 2 July 2021

This report details the progress made on the Dreadnought submarine programme since the last update in December 2016.

• From: Defence Nuclear Organisation and 1 others
• Updated: 20 December 2017

This report details the progress made on the programme since the last update in the 2015 Strategic Defence and Security Review.

• From: Defence Nuclear Organisation and 1 others
• Updated: 20 December 2016

MOD is seeking views on proposals for storing radioactive waste from the Royal Navy’s nuclear powered submarines after they have left active service.

• From: Ministry of Defence
• Updated: 18 August 2016

The National Security Strategy and Strategic Defence and Security Review 2015 sets out the government's approach to national security.

• From: Cabinet Office and 6 others
• Updated: 23 November 2015

The UK will maintain its strategic nuclear deterrent.

• From: Ministry of Defence
• Updated: 8 May 2015

First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

This report explains the progress the MOD has made on the successor programme over the last year and sets out plans for the coming year.

• From: Ministry of Defence
• Updated: 22 December 2014

First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

This report explains the progress the MOD has made on the successor programme over the last year and sets out plans for the coming year.

• From: Ministry of Defence
• Updated: 16 December 2013

First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

Proposals for the dismantling of the UK’s defuelled nuclear powered submarines.

• From: Defence Equipment and Support and 1 others
• Updated: 3 May 2013

First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

This report explains the progress the MOD has made on this programme.

• From: Ministry of Defence
• Updated: 19 December 2012

First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

The Ministry of Defence's high level approach for managing the nuclear liabilities.

• From: Ministry of Defence
• Updated: 1 September 2011

First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

The aim of this report is to outline the work that has taken place since the parliamentary vote of March 2007.

• From: Ministry of Defence
• Updated: 1 May 2011

First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

This document contains the following information: The future of the United Kingdom's nuclear deterrent.

• From: Ministry of Defence
• Updated: 4 December 2006

First published during the 2005 to 2010 Labour government

Defence white paper on the future of the United Kingdom's nuclear deterrent.

• From: Ministry of Defence
• Updated: 1 December 2006

First published during the 2005 to 2010 Labour government