HC Deb 28 July 1989 vol 157 cc1036-7W
Mr. Harry Greenway

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what consideration he has given to the thresholds of aggression at which nuclear forces will be deployed by NATO; and if he will make a statement.

Mr. Archie Hamilton

The possible use of nuclear weapons in response to an attack is central to NATO's policy of flexible response. However, it would undermine deterrence to spell out in advance the precise circumstances in which nuclear weapons would or might be used.