Nuclear Weapons (Hansard, 9 March 2004)

HC Deb 09 March 2004 vol 418 c1434W 1434W

§ Llew Smith
To ask the Prime Minister, pursuant to the reply to the hon. Member for Hampstead and Highgate (Glenda Jackson) of 10 February 2004,Official Report, column 1346W, what provisions of international law cover the use of nuclear weapons. [159934]

§ The Prime Minister
The legality of the use of nuclear weapons depends upon the application of the general rules of international law, including those regulating the inherent right of self-defence and the conduct of hostilities.