HL Deb 22 November 1982 vol 436 c784WA
Lord Jenkins of Putney

asked Her Majesty's Government:

Whether they will specify the difficulties they see in discussing nuclear verification proposals with the USSR.

Lord Belstead

The Government supported the proposal that the Committee on Disarmament should examine verification and compliance issues in relation to a comprehensive test ban, and we welcome Russian participation in the committee's work. We believe that one of the principal difficulties to be resolved is the level of confidence which may be placed in techniques for detecting and identifying underground tests.