Atomic Weapons Research Establishment, Aldermaston
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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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| instanceOf |
nuclear weapons research facility
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research establishment ⓘ |
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Aldermaston Marches to the Atomic Weapons Research Establishment
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Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament Aldermaston marches
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| associatedWithProgram |
Tube Alloys programme
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surface form:
British nuclear weapons programme
Trident nuclear missile system ⓘ
surface form:
UK strategic deterrent
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| associatedWithWeaponSystem |
Polaris missile system
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surface form:
Chevaline warhead system
Polaris missile system ⓘ
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Polaris missile warheads
Trident II D5 missile ⓘ
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Trident missile warheads
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| controlledBy |
United Kingdom Ministry of Defence
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surface form:
Ministry of Defence (United Kingdom)
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| coordinatesWith |
United States nuclear weapons complex
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surface form:
United States nuclear laboratories
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| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| employs |
engineers
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scientists ⓘ technicians ⓘ |
| established | 1950 ⓘ |
| hasAbbreviation |
Atomic Weapons Research Establishment, Aldermaston
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AWRE Aldermaston
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| hasFacility |
laboratories
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production workshops ⓘ test facilities ⓘ |
| historicalRole |
central to development of Britain’s first nuclear weapons
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central to maintenance of the UK’s continuous at-sea deterrent ⓘ |
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Atomic Weapons Research Establishment, Aldermaston
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Atomic Weapons Establishment Aldermaston
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| locatedIn |
Aldermaston
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Berkshire ⓘ England ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ |
| near |
Reading, Berkshire, England
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Reading, Berkshire
village of Aldermaston ⓘ |
| opened | 1950s ⓘ |
| operatedBy |
Atomic Weapons Research Establishment, Aldermaston
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Atomic Weapons Establishment
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| ownedBy |
UK government
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UK Government
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| partOf |
Atomic Weapons Research Establishment, Aldermaston
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United Kingdom nuclear weapons complex
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| predecessor |
Ministry of Supply (UK)
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surface form:
Ministry of Supply research establishments
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| primaryFunction |
design of nuclear weapons
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development of nuclear weapons ⓘ maintenance of the United Kingdom nuclear arsenal ⓘ |
| researchField |
computational modelling
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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 1989
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surface form:
Official Secrets Act (United Kingdom)
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| subjectToRegulation | international arms control agreements ⓘ |
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Aldermaston Atomic Weapons Establishment