HC Deb 10 December 1979 vol 975 c525W
Mr. Marlow

asked the Secretary of State for Defence what is his estimate of the length of time it would take the Warsaw Pact forces to reach the Channel should they mount a surprise attack on NATO.

Mr. Pym

In the light of NATO's readiness, it is difficult to conceive of circumstances in which a surprise attack could successfully be mounted by the Soviet Union.

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