§ Mr. DalyellTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence what assessment the Government have made of the views recently expressed by NATO's Supreme Allied Commander Europe concerning use of electronic methods against Serbia as an alternative to aerial assault. [122637]
§ Mr. SpellarI assume that my hon. Friend is referring to the comments made by the previous SACEUR, General Clark, at the Senate Committee on Armed Services on 21 October 1999. No formal assessment has been made by MOD of the views he expressed then. However, we agree that co-ordinated international pressure on all fronts, diplomatic, economic (trade and financial) as well as military, is an important factor during crises. Electronic methods on their own would be unlikely to have achieved the desired result against Serbia.