This briefing paper is now out-of-date and has been replaced by Commons Library Briefing 7353, Replacing the UK's Trident Nuclear Deterrent, 26 October 2015.
The Trident Successor Programme: an update (485 KB , PDF)
The Trident Successor Programme: an update (485 KB , PDF)
Five European countries plan to withdraw from the international convention banning the use of anti-personnel mines. Lithuania has also withdrawn from the convention banning the use of cluster munitions.
What aircraft do the armed forces fly now? What aircraft will they operate in the future?
US policy toward Russia and Ukraine appears to be shifting as it seeks a negotiated settlement in the conflict.
