§ 38. Mr. Norman Atkinsonasked the Secretary of State for Defence why information about the numbers of nuclear weapons held by Britain is not published.
§ Mr. StanleySome information about the nuclear capabilities of British defence forces is published. For example, I refer the hon. Member to chapter 4 (paragraphs 402–406) of the 1984 Statement on the Defence Estimates. However, successive Governments have declined, for reasons of security, to give details of numbers of warheads.