HC Deb 15 December 1977 vol 941 c386W
Mr. Churchill

asked the Secretary of State for Defence if Her Majesty's Government have any objection of principle to the stockpiling or deployment within the United Kingdom, of reduced or enhanced radiation nuclear weapons.

Mr. Mulley

The United States Administration have not yet decided whether to produce these warheads for deployment in Europe. Consultations are underway in the North Atlantic Alliance, where all the implications bearing on a decision are being considered. The British Government have not yet adopted a view on their possible deployment either with British or other NATO forces.

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