HC Deb 27 June 1984 vol 62 cc481-2W
39. Mr. Norman Atkinson

asked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will make a statement on the deployment of Soviet medium-range ballistic missiles in eastern Europe.

Mr. Luce

Soviet ballistic missiles have been deployed in eastern Europe for many years and are now being replaced by more effective missiles. In addition, new Soviet missiles, of much longer range than the existing ones, are being installed in the German Democratic Republic and Czechoslovakia. There can be no justification in security terms for these new Soviet missiles, which will only duplicate the coverage of the Soviet SS20 missile force.