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The White House
President Trump and the First Lady Participate in a State Banquet The White House September 17, 2025
Fact
Sheet: The U.S.-UK
The White House September 19, 2025
COMMEMORATING OUR CLOSE BOND: As
President Donald J. Trump and First Lady Melania Trump conclude their historic
Second State Visit to the United Kingdom, the United States reaffirms the
enduring special relationship with our closest ally—a partnership rooted in
shared history, common values, and a commitment to a more prosperous future. ·
President Trump is the only American president
to have been granted two British State Visits. ·
The bond between the United States and the
United Kingdom is like no other anywhere in the world, and we will always be
friends. ·
President Trump: “Over the generations, British
and American warriors have shed their blood side by side in defense of liberty
and freedom—and that’s why it’s so imperative that the U.S. and the UK stand
together for these fundamental rights and values of the English-speaking
world.” SECURING THE TECH PROSPERITY DEAL: During
the visit President Trump and Prime Minister Keir Starmer signed the Technology
Prosperity Deal (TPD), a landmark science and technology agreement that will
propel the U.S.–UK special relationship to new heights for the technological
age. ·
The Deal commits our nations to working
together on the cutting-edge technologies of the future: AI, quantum computing,
and nuclear energy. o
The TPD establishes a flagship AI for Science
research program between the U.S. Departments of Energy, Health, and the
National Science Foundation and its UK counterparts geared towards cutting-edge
biotechnology research and precision medicine. o
It also aligns the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory
Commission, the UK Office for Nuclear Regulation, and the UK Environment Agency
to streamline and accelerate licensing, targeting reactor design reviews within
two years and site licensing within one year. ·
To secure our supply chains, the United Kingdom
will match U.S commitments to achieving full independence from Russian nuclear
fuel by the end of 2028. ·
With a combined $350 billion in U.S. and UK new
commercial outcomes, the TPD will support economic growth, scientific research,
and energy security in both countries. o
The UK government committed to buying over $80
billion from U.S. tech and defense companies in the next five years, including
deals with Microsoft and Palantir. o
British firm GSK announced a $30 billion
investment in AI research and development and infrastructure in America. o
BP plans to invest more than $5 billion in
energy production predominantly focused on the Gulf of America. ·
The TPD will create thousands of new jobs, make
energy more affordable, and keep our two nations ahead in science and
technology. DEEPENING OUR DEFENSE RELATIONSHIP: Ahead
of President Trump’s visit, the UK awarded a $540 million contract to Google
Cloud to support the UK Ministry of Defense and drive innovation. ·
In addition, the U.S. Defense Innovation Unit
(DIU) and the UK Defense Innovation Organization (UKDI) signed a joint
declaration of intent to advance a next generation strategic partnership on
defense innovation that will build efficiencies through prototyping of critical
emerging and disruptive technology from the commercial sector. ·
The United States and United Kingdom will
pursue joint research and development to strengthen our respective defense
industrial bases and maintain a competitive edge in emerging technologies.
President
Trump Signs
The White House September 18, 2025
Today, President Donald J. Trump and Prime Minister Keir
Starmer signed the Technology
Prosperity Deal, a landmark science and technology agreement
that will propel the U.S. – UK special relationship to new heights for the
technological age, and deliver wins for the American people and American
innovation globally. “President Trump signed another game-changing deal that
furthers American technology leadership and strengthens ties to one of our
closest allies. With the TPD, the United States is exporting its
world-class tech stack, accelerating scientific discovery, and advancing
pro-innovation policies worldwide,” said Michael Kratsios, Assistant to the
President and Director of the White House Office of Science and Technology
Policy. The Technology Prosperity Deal establishes joint
initiatives between the two nations’ premiere research and standards
institutions across artificial intelligence, nuclear energy, and quantum
computing to bring transformative benefits to citizens – from accelerating
breakthroughs in health care, to lowering energy costs, and supporting national
security.
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The TPD strengthens and refocuses the
partnership between the U.S. Center for AI Standards and Innovation (CAISI) and
the UK AI Security Institute (AISI) to exchange best practices in metrology and
standards development for AI models, improve understanding of the most advanced
models, and exchange talent between the institutes. ·
The TPD establishes a flagship AI for Science
research program between the U.S. Departments of Energy, Health, and the
National Science Foundation and its UK counterparts geared towards cutting-edge
biotechnology research and precision medicine. As part of this, we’ll
collaborate on automated labs and new scientific data sets,focusing especially
on cancer and chronic disease research that will improve the lives of our
peoples. On Civil Nuclear Energy: ·
The TPD aligns the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory
Commission, the UK Office for Nuclear Regulation, and the UK Environment Agency
to streamline and accelerate licensing, targeting reactor design reviews within
two years and site licensing within one year; ·
The TPD also commits the UK to achieve full
independence from Russian nuclear fuel by the end of 2028 – bringing the UK in
alignment with U.S. statutory commitments – ensuring a secure and reliable
supply chain for advanced nuclear fuels in both countries. ·
The TPD facilitates coordination of fusion
energy research and development, including through the use of artificial
intelligence, with enhanced collaboration to develop harmonized, responsible,
and pro-innovation policies to enable commercial development of fusion
technologies. On Quantum Computing: ·
The TPD advances trusted, interoperable
standards for quantum technologies and establishes a joint benchmarking
taskforce that will cover across quantum computing hardware, software, and
algorithms. ·
Additional partnerships between our top quantum
institutions will lead to more a secure quantum supply chain and capability to
accelerate breakthroughs in defense, finance, energy, and beyond.
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The Government of the United States of America and the
Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
(hereinafter referred to as the “Participants”), Expressing mutual interest in science and
technology capabilities and standards to usher in the next Golden Age of
Innovation to fortify freedom and prosperity for generations to come; Affirming the common desire to enhance
cooperation in science and technology matters that support initiatives of
mutual interest that produce tangible benefits to their citizens; Recognizing the complementarity of the
work of the Participants and their track record of joint research and
innovation partnerships, their status as most trusted security and defense
partners, their pro-innovation legal and regulatory regimes, their deep-rooted
expertise in disruptive technologies, and the benefits of closer strategic
cooperation; and Welcoming a longstanding partnership to
deliver on their joint objectives to maintain and strengthen their strategic
leadership in science and technology, leveraging shared values, complementary
capabilities, and coordinated policy approaches to address global challenges. Have reached the following understandings: I. Purpose The purpose of this Memorandum of Understanding
(hereinafter “MOU”) is to enable collaboration towards joint opportunities of
mutual interest in strategic science and technology disciplines, including
artificial intelligence (AI), civil nuclear, fusion, and quantum technologies.
The Participants intend to collaborate in a number of
disciplines, including but not limited to the following: Accelerating AI Innovation ·
establishing joint Flagship Research programs
between United States (U.S.) and United Kingdom (UK) science agencies,
including the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), the U.S. National Science
Foundation (NSF), the U.S. National Institutes of Health, the U.S. Advanced
Research Projects Agency for Health, the UK Department for Science, Innovation
and Technology (DSIT), and the UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) and other
relevant departments for AI-enabled science in joint priority areas, including
collaborating on the development of models and datasets in mutual priorities
such as AI for biotechnology, precision medicine including for cancer and rare
and chronic diseases, and fusion energy, including through joint funding
opportunities and the allocation of compute via existing peered processes
through resources such as the U.S. National AI Research Resource and UK AI
Research Resource; o advancing
innovative research and development approaches to accelerate the application of
AI for science, including automated labs and compute collaboration, including
through an updated DSIT-DOE partnership and joint research opportunities
supported through NSF, UKRI, and other relevant science funders; o catalyzing
an AI for space partnership between the U.S. National Aeronautics and Space
Administration and the UK Space Agency, including developing AI models for
space applications, supporting science and exploration missions, such as lunar
and Martian foundational models; o advancing
pro-innovation AI policy frameworks and efforts to support U.S. and UK-led AI
technology adoption; o promoting
U.S. and UK AI exports to offer the full stack of chips, data centers, and
models; o exploring
opportunities for collaboration in building secure AI infrastructure and
supporting AI hardware innovation; o developing
the workforce of the future and ensuring U.S. and UK citizens benefit from the
opportunities of AI across the supply chain; and o advancing
the partnership between the U.S. Center for AI Standards and Innovation and the
UK AI Security Institute towards a shared mission to promote secure AI
innovation, including through working towards best practices in metrology and
standards development for AI models, improving understanding of the most
advanced model capabilities, and exchanging talent between the Institutes. Unleashing Civil Nuclear Energy The world is at the dawn of a golden nuclear age. The
Participants intend to lead the world in a nuclear sector that will play a
defining role in the future of energy, security, and economic might.
Together the Participants intend to pioneer breakthrough technologies,
streamline and accelerate regulatory processes, identify and address
market barriers, secure our supply chains, beat strategic competitors to
market dominance, and create high-paying jobs for American and British workers.
The Participants continue to support the highest standards of safety,
security and non-proliferation, and intend to work together to drive global
demand for U.S. and UK standards. The Participants intend to pursue
collaborative initiatives in the areas of advanced nuclear reactors, advanced
nuclear fuels, and fusion energy, ensuring that the Participants remain at the
forefront of fission and fusion innovation. Focus areas for collaboration
are expected to include: ·
deepening collaboration on non-proliferation
and security programs to create a safe and secure foundation for nuclear
deployment into new markets, and to maximize certainty for industry; o facilitating
commercial partnerships while identifying and addressing market barriers to
accelerate the deployment of advanced nuclear reactors in both the U.S. and the
UK; o supporting
the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, the UK Office for Nuclear Regulation,
and the UK Environment Agency (EA) to streamline and accelerate licensing,
targeting reactor design reviews within two years, site licensing within one
year, and the EA accelerating site permitting; o ensuring
a secure and reliable supply chain for advanced nuclear fuels in both
countries, and achieving full independence from Russian nuclear fuel by the end
of 2028, including through coordinated action to ensure a diverse supply of
commercially available advanced fuels to support our advanced reactor programs; o advancing
global markets and leadership for the Participants in advanced fission reactors
and fuels, and championing safe and secure deployment of civil nuclear exports
in third countries; o facilitating
coordination of research, development, and use of experimental facilities and
data, including through AI, to lay the path toward cost-competitive fusion
power plants; o leading
development of harmonized, responsible, pro-innovation policy and regulation to
support the emergence of a U.S. and UK-led global fusion energy market; and o exploring
opportunities for novel applications of advanced nuclear energy, including
civil maritime applications, and playing a leading role informing the
establishment of international standards, potential establishment of a maritime
shipping corridor between the Participants’ territories, and strengthening
energy resilience for the Participants’ defense facilities. Securing Quantum Advantage ·
establishing a U.S.–UK benchmarking taskforce
to accelerate breakthroughs in benchmarking across quantum computing hardware,
software, and algorithms; ·
launching a transatlantic Quantum Code
Challenge to mobilize researchers to discover and deploy breakthrough quantum
algorithms aligned with real-world use cases; ·
harnessing artificial intelligence and
high-performance computing to accelerate quantum algorithm development and
system readiness through coordinated research collaboration; ·
advancing trusted, interoperable standards for
quantum technologies through complementary multilateral and bilateral
pre-standardization activities in quantum computing, sensing, and networking; ·
accelerating quantum sensing from lab to
deployment by pursuing early stage, jointly supported research collaborations
on priority societal challenges and by testing technologies via centers of
excellence and national laboratories; ·
creating a U.S.-UK Quantum Industry Exchange
Program to spur adoption across defense, health, finance, and energy—through
reciprocal industry engagements, aligned inputs on trade and technology policy,
and targeted end‑user showcases; and ·
advancing U.S.- UK collaboration through our
centers of excellence to trial and deploy sensing technologies exposing new
science in real-world environments. Foundations
for Frontier Innovation ·
Research Security ·
Securing 6G ·
Positioning, Navigation and Timing ·
Secure Investment III. Operation and Discontinuation The Participants consider this Technology Prosperity Deal
to build on the United States of America and the United Kingdom of Great
Britain and Northern Ireland Economic Prosperity Deal. The MOU becomes
operative alongside substantive progress being made to formalize and implement
the United States of America and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and
Northern Ireland Economic Prosperity Deal. The Participants may modify
this MOU by written mutual decision. Either Participant may discontinue
this MOU by providing written notice of discontinuation to the other
Participant. The discontinuation is expected to commence on a date
mutually determined by the Participants or, if the Participants cannot mutually
determine a date, 180 days after the date on which notice of discontinuation is
delivered. This MOU does not constitute or create and is not intended
to constitute or create any legally binding obligations. Nothing in this
MOU is intended to alter or affect any existing agreements between the
Participants. Cooperation under this MOU is intended to take place within
the framework of applicable national legislation and international obligations.
Nothing in this MOU commits the participants to the expenditure of funds. IV. Timeline for delivery The Participants intend to establish and convene a
Ministerial-Level Working Group within six months of the date this MOU becomes
operative. The Working Group is intended to serve as a strategic forum to
guide bilateral cooperation, set priorities, and oversee the implementation of
joint initiatives. Furthermore, within twelve months of the date this MOU
becomes operative, and every year thereafter, the Participants intend to
convene formal discussions to assess progress under this MOU and determine the
scope and direction of the subsequent phase of collaborative programs, taking
into account emerging opportunities, policy developments, and shared strategic
interests. The foregoing represents the understanding reached between
the Participants on the matters referred to in this MOU. Signed at Chequers, Buckinghamshire, on September 18, 2025,
in duplicate, in the English language.
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