§ Mr. Fisherasked the Secretary of State for Defence (1) if Her Majesty's Government will propose the adoption by the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation of a strategy of non-retaliation against a nuclear strike until the source, nature, size and intention of the attack has been ascertained;
(2) if Her Majesty's Government will propose the adoption by the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation of a policy of no early first use of nuclear weapons;
587W(3) if Her Majesty's Government will propose the adoption by the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation of a policy of no first use of nuclear weapons.
§ Mr. StanleyI refer the hon. Member to the answer given by my right hon. Friend the former Minister of State for the Armed Forces on 9 May 1983 —[Vol. 42, c. 221] — and the full exposition of NATO's strategy of flexible response contained on page 4 of the statement on the Defence Estimates 1983.