HC Deb 29 June 1960 vol 625 cc131-2W
Mr. Warbey

asked 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 have yet been approved by the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation and by Western European Union.

Mr. Watkinson

It 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.