Defence Nuclear Organisation

Jeremy Quin MP, Minister of State for Defence Procurement

Agency executive

Vanessa Nicholls, Director–General

Parent agencyMinistry of DefenceWebsitewww.gov.uk/government/organisations/defence-nuclear-organisation

The Defence Nuclear Organisation (DNO) is one of the seven top level budget holders within the United Kingdom's Ministry of Defence. The organisation was formed in 2016, in order to oversee the MoD's nuclear enterprise.

Functions

The Defence Nuclear Organisation primarily serves to oversee the Ministry of Defence's Defence Nuclear Enterprise, that is the people, equipment, and the infrastructure all working together to provide the United Kingdom's continuous at sea deterrent.^[2] This includes, the scientific research surrounding the nuclear program, the delivery of nuclear warheads, providing appropriate infrastructure for the program, and disposing of nuclear assets.^[3]

Primarily based at the organisation's headquarters in the MoD Main Building in Whitehall, the over 300 staff are also based at MoD Abbey Wood in Bristol, RNAD Coulport in Argyll, and the Atomic Weapons Establishment near Reading.^[3]

References

^ "House of Commons Committee of Public Accounts – Ministry of Defence nuclear programme – Sixty-First Report of Session 2017–19" (PDF). p. 10. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
^ "House of Commons Committee of Public Accounts – Ministry of Defence nuclear programme – Sixty-First Report of Session 2017–19" (PDF). p. 6. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
^ ^a ^b "About us – Defence Nuclear Organisation". Retrieved 26 March 2021.

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Political	Secretary of State for Defence Minister of State for the Armed Forces Minister of State for Defence Procurement Minister of State for Defence (House of Lords) Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Defence People, Veterans and Service Families
Military	Chief of the Defence Staff Vice-Chief of the Defence Staff Chief of the Naval Staff and First Sea Lord Chief of the General Staff Chief of the Air Staff Commander Strategic Command Chief of Defence People
Civil Service	Permanent Under-Secretary of State for Defence Chief Scientific Adviser Director-General Finance Director-General Head Office and Commissioning Services Director-General Nuclear Director-General Security Policy Lead Non-Executive Board Member Non-Executive Defence Board Member and Chair of the People Committee Non-Executive Defence Board Member and Chair of the Defence Audit Committee Non-Executive Defence Board Member and Chair of the Defence Equipment and Support Board