HC Deb 19 June 1979 vol 968 cc494-5W
Mr. Frank Allaun

asked the Secretary of State for Defence if, as part of NATO's defence, the United States of America already has a type of neutron bomb deployed in Europe.

Mr. Pym

All nuclear weapons produce neutron radiation, and it is well known that the United States of America deploys a range of nuclear weapons in Europe as part of its contribution to NATO's defence. President Carter has deferred a decision on the production of enhanced radiation warheads, the so—called neutron bomb. There is, therefore, no question of such weapons already being deployed in Europe.

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