§ Mr. Warbeyasked the Minister of Defence what is the approximate range of the surface-to-surface missile which is being jointly developed by the United Kingdom and the German Federal Republic; and whether its characteristics 132W have yet been approved by the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation and by Western European Union.
§ Mr. WatkinsonIt would be contrary to normal practice to disclose the range of the surface-to-surface missile which the United Kingdom and the Federal Republic of Germany are considering for joint development within the framework of N.A.T.O.; but it will be essentially a tactical weapon. its characteristics have been approved both by Western European Union and by the N.A.T.O. Military Authorities.