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Reduction in UK nuclear warheads begins

By Sharon Black

The programme for implementing the reductions in the number of UK nuclear warheads, as announced in the Strategic Defence and Security Review (SDSR), has commenced, Defence Secretary Dr Liam Fox announced today.

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Cost of Libya operations

By Sharon Black

The Secretary of State for Defence, Dr Liam Fox, has informed Parliament that the additional cost of military operations in support of the UN resolution regarding Libya has cost in the region of £120m, excluding capital munitions costs.

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Soldier from 3rd Battalion The Mercian Regiment (Staffords)

By Sharon Black

It is with great sadness that the Ministry of Defence must announce the death of a soldier from the 3rd Battalion The Mercian Regiment (Staffords), who was killed on Saturday 18 June 2011. The soldier was shot while on patrol in the Nahr-e Saraj (North) District of Helmand Province and died of his injuries.

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REME soldier killed in Afghanistan

By Sharon Black

It is with sadness that the Ministry of Defence must announce that a soldier from the Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers, serving with the Royal Scots Dragoon Guards, was killed in Afghanistan yesterday, Thursday 16 June 2011.