Treaty of Tlatelolco

HC Deb 14 July 1983 vol 45 cc415-6W

Mr. Dalyell

asked the Secretary of State for Defence whether, in view of the terms of the treaty of Tlatelolco, Her Majesty's Government make it their policy not to deploy nuclear submarines in the area covered by the treaty.

Mr. Stanley

The treaty of Tlatelolco does not prohibit nuclear means of propulsion, as its title "The Treaty for the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons in Latin America" and article 5 of the treaty make clear.