International treaties and the Overseas Territories
How do international treaties and conventions apply to the UK's inhabited Overseas Territories?

This paper briefly examines the nuclear weapons policies, capabilities and programmes of the United States. This is one paper in a larger series on the nuclear weapon states.
Nuclear weapons at a glance: United States (552 KB , PDF)
The 2022 Nuclear Posture Review (NPR) sets out the current nuclear policies of the US Administration. An unclassified version of the NPR is still awaited but it is thought to place greater reliance on disarmament and US leadership on arms control than the previous NPR led by the Trump administration.
Despite considerable progress in bilateral arms control since the 1970s, the United States still deploys an extensive nuclear force and is in the process of modernising and replacing its nuclear capabilities.
The US is undertaking an extensive modernisation programme across every element of the nuclear triad. The US nuclear programme is estimated to cost $634 billion over the next decade, of which $188 billion will be spent on weapons modernisation. In 2017, the Congressional Budget Office estimated that the US modernisation programme would cost at least $1.2 trillion over the next 30 years.
This short paper is intended as an introduction to the United States’ nuclear weapons policies and programmes. It is part of a series of country profiles which are available on the House of Commons Library website.
Nuclear weapons at a glance: United States (552 KB , PDF)
How do international treaties and conventions apply to the UK's inhabited Overseas Territories?
What weapons and other military support have been given to Ukraine by the UK, the US and its allies and partners since Russia invaded the country in February 2022?
This page features Commons Library publications relevant to the current conflict in Ukraine.