Plans to rebuild parts of Aldermaston are due to be submitted to the local planning authority, West Berkshire Council by the end of this year, following the government announcement of a £15 billion investment in its nuclear warhead programme, included in the Strategic Defence Review report earlier this year. New office spaces, advanced manufacturing facilities, and testing laboratories are expected to be amongst the improvements over the next 10 years, according to the BBC.
AWE Aldermaston
The UK’s Atomic Weapons Establishment (AWE) comprises Aldermaston where nuclear warheads are made and nearby Burghfield where the warheads are assembled, serviced, and decommissioned. AWE will now be known as AWE Nuclear Security Technologies. The improvements will support the UK's new Astraea nuclear warhead programme which is scheduled to enter service in the first half of the 2030s. Astraea is a strategic Submarine-Launched Ballistic Missile (SLBM) warhead. A report and other information about Astraea is available on the Nuclear Information Service, NIS website.
The Aldermaston Women’s Peace Campaign was started in 1984 by some of the Greeenham Common women. The group still holds regular weekend peace camps at Paices Hill, Aldermaston. CND is in discussions with the AWPC about possible events in 2027. London CND can – and should – play an important role in promoting and supporting any actions there.