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Falklands: DS17 minute to Cooper ("Deployment of Nuclear Weapons within the Falklands Task Group") [current situation - HMS Sheffield surveillance round removed on 16 Apr; HMS Coventry still has one, Leach examining removal - Nott comments: "IMMEDIATELY"] [declassified Oct 2019]

Document type: Declassified documents
Source: DEFE23/324 f24
Editorial comments:

Surveillance rounds were designed to measure wear on weapons. They carried no nuclear material. Read other documents selected from this file.

Importance ranking: Major
Word count: 1p
Themes: Defence (Falklands)