CND expressed concern that the Government's stake in the Atomic Weapons Establishment (AWE, formerly AWRE) at Aldermaston is being privatised. Both companies bidding, Fluor Corp and Jacobs Engineering are from the USA. Kate Hudson of CND said "When not only the missiles are leased from the US but the very warheads may now put under the control of American companies, the illusion that Trident is an independent system is shakier than ever".

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