§ Captain Kerbyasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department, in view of the fact that the sprayed saturation area of the lethal nerve gases tabun, soman and sarin, is as destructive to life as a 20 megaton hydrogen bomb, what steps he is taking to build up protective clothing stocks against these odourless gases in Civil Defence regions generally, and in Regional Seats of Government in particular.
§ Mr. WoodhouseThe policy of Her Majesty's Government is to deter war in all its possible forms and this is the purpose of our retaliating forces. If deterrents should fail the main threat to the population of this country would be nuclear attack, and the first aim of our home defence preparations is to mitigate the effects of that. The question of protection against other possible forms of attack is kept under close and constant review.