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U.K. Nationalizing Operations of its Nuclear Weapons Complex

Monday, November 2nd, 2020

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U.K. Nationalizing Operations of its Nuclear Weapons Complex

The United Kingdom is nationalizing operations of its Atomic Weapons Establishment after letting contractors run it for nearly three decades, the Kingdom’s Ministry of Defense said Monday. The Atomic Weapons Establishment will become a wholly-owned, arms-length body controlled by the Ministry of Defense, which will take over the heart of the U.K. nuclear weapons complex from the AWE Management Ltd. consortium that includes: Jacobs Engineering [J]; Lockheed Martin [LMT]; and Serco Group [SECCF], Hook, Hampshire, England. “The change in model…

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