§ Mr. Warbeyasked the Minister of Defence what is the explosive force of the warheads of the Polaris missile in terms of the bomb dropped at Hiroshima or of its trinitrotoluol equivalent.
§ Mr. WatkinsonIt would not be in the public interest to state the precise power of the Polaris warhead.
§ Mr. Warbeyasked the Minister of Defence whether, in the agreement concerning the establishment of a Polaris submarine base in Holy Loch, any limitation has been placed on the number of Polaris missiles with nuclear warheads which may be held at any one time on the supply tender "Proteus".
§ Mr. WatkinsonNo. I do not think that such a provision is either necessary or desirable
§ Mr. Warbeyasked the Minister of Defence what information he has received from the United States Government regarding the means of transportation to be used for the delivery of Polaris missiles and nuclear warheads to the supply tender "Proteus", stationed in Holy Loch.
§ Mr. WatkinsonAny replenishment of the missile stocks would be carried out by sea. It is not the practice to confirm or deny the presence of warheads at any particular site