Atomic Weapons Research Establishment, Aldermaston

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nuclear weapons research facility research establishment

The Atomic Weapons Research Establishment at Aldermaston is the United Kingdom’s principal nuclear weapons research and development facility, historically central to the design and maintenance of the country’s nuclear arsenal.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	nuclear weapons research facility → research establishment →
associatedWithEvent	Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament Aldermaston marches →
associatedWithProgram	British nuclear weapons programme → UK strategic deterrent →
associatedWithWeaponSystem	Chevaline warhead system → Polaris missile warheads → Trident missile warheads →
controlledBy	Ministry of Defence (United Kingdom) →
coordinatesWith	United States nuclear laboratories →
country	United Kingdom →
employs	engineers → scientists → technicians →
established	1950 →
hasAbbreviation	AWRE Aldermaston →
hasFacility	laboratories → production workshops → test facilities →
historicalRole	central to development of Britain’s first nuclear weapons → central to maintenance of the UK’s continuous at-sea deterrent →
laterKnownAs	Atomic Weapons Establishment Aldermaston →
locatedIn	Aldermaston → Berkshire → England → United Kingdom →
near	Reading, Berkshire → village of Aldermaston →
opened	1950s →
operatedBy	Atomic Weapons Establishment →
ownedBy	UK Government →
partOf	United Kingdom nuclear weapons complex →
predecessor	Ministry of Supply research establishments →
primaryFunction	design of nuclear weapons → development of nuclear weapons → maintenance of the United Kingdom nuclear arsenal →
researchField	computational modelling → high explosives → hydrodynamics → materials science → nuclear physics → radiation effects →
responsibleFor	United Kingdom nuclear warheads →
securityLevel	highly classified →
siteType	secure military-industrial complex →
subjectTo	Official Secrets Act (United Kingdom) →
subjectToRegulation	international arms control agreements →

Referenced by (10)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Aldermaston Marches →	endPoint
Atomic Weapons Research Establishment, Aldermaston ("AWRE Aldermaston") →	hasAbbreviation
Aldermaston ("Atomic Weapons Establishment Aldermaston") →	hasFacility
Atomic Weapons Research Establishment, Aldermaston ("Atomic Weapons Establishment Aldermaston") →	laterKnownAs
Aldermaston Marches to the Atomic Weapons Research Establishment →	location
Atomic Weapons Research Establishment, Aldermaston ("Atomic Weapons Establishment") →	operatedBy
Atomic Weapons Research Establishment, Aldermaston ("United Kingdom nuclear weapons complex") →	partOf
Aldermaston Marches →	relatedTo
Aldermaston Marches to the Atomic Weapons Research Establishment ("Atomic Weapons Research Establishment") →	targeted
Easter Aldermaston March ("Atomic Weapons Research Establishment at Aldermaston") →	targetedSite