§ 32. Sir Anthony Kershawasked the Secretary of State for Defence what reciprocal procedures exist between the United Kingdom and other countries which possess nuclear weapons by which the accidental release of a nuclear weapon is notified.
§ Mr. StanleyWe have reliable means of communication with other states, including the London-Moscow hotline, which can be used in the event of any occurrence which might be open to misinterpretation. In the case of the USSR, the arrangements are further clarified by the 1977 UK/USSR agreement on the prevention of accidental nuclear war (Cmnd. 7072.).