UK government eyes Trident sale
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The government starts the process of selling its one-third stake in the firm responsible for the UK's nuclear programme.
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Britain is expected to give the go-ahead to a new generation of nuclear power stations next week, sparking a frenzy of deal-making by nuclear firms as well as a fresh challenge from environmental campaigners.
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The prime minister hints that the government may give the go-ahead to a new generation of nuclear power stations.
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Prime Minister Tony Blair has announced plans for Britain to retain its nuclear deterrent but promised to cut the number of nuclear warheads by 20 percent.
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Â· Secret military programme nears completion  Â· Vessels may undergo sea trials next year
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Britain is talking to the United States about participating in a U.S. plan for a missile defense shield, the government said on Friday.
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The British government on Thursday announced support for the construction of new nuclear power plants, backing atomic energy as a clean source of power to fight climate change.
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A nuclear storage site funded by the British government opens in the Russian port of Murmansk.
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The government may try to sell off its loans to Northern Rock to investors as bonds, the BBC has learned.
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Ministers say they are confident of surviving a possible Labour rebellion over plans to replace Trident.
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Prime Minister Tony Blair is to set out plans to replace the country's nuclear deterrent, but reports said he would announce a cut in warhead numbers to appease opponents.
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British Prime Minister Tony Blair could  face one of the biggest rebellions by his Labour Party in a  decade in power on Wednesday when parliament votes whether to  renew Britain&#39;s nuclear arsenal.
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The PM is to say that a new generation of nuclear-powered submarines is needed to carry Trident missiles.
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Britain is willing to consider alternatives to photographing Irish Republican Army disarmament, so long as the public gets visible evidence of the destruction of IRA weaponry, the Northern Ireland governor said Tuesday.
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Slippery Brits promise no reselling The US and UK Governments have drawn up a treaty that will give Britain easier access to American military technology, but no rights to resell it.â¦
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British Prime Minister Tony Blair could face one of the biggest rebellions by his Labour Party in a decade in power on Wednesday when parliament votes whether to renew Britain's nuclear arsenal.
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The government is in talks with the United States about whether a controversial &quot;son of Star Wars&quot; missile defence system could be based in Britain, Downing Street said Friday.