HC Deb 24 February 1983 vol 37 c516W
Mr. Warren

asked the Secretary of State for Defence what information he has as to whether Soviet forces in Europe are armed with chemical weapons.

Mr. Blaker

The Soviet Union is assessed to have a stockpile in excess of 300,000 tonnes of chemical agent. Much of it is deployed forward in eastern Europe, together with the necessary means of delivery, which include multiple rocket launchers, artillery, aerial bombs and spray tanks and tactical missiles.

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