§ 17. Mr. Norman Atkinsonasked the Secretary of State for Defence if he will meet his American counterpart for the purpose of dissuading the United States of America from further research into the use of nuclear weapons in space.
§ Mr. HeseltineResearch into weapons is permitted under existing US-Soviet treaties, and the Soviet Union is also conducting research in this field. As my right hon. Friend the Prime Minister has made clear, however, deployment would, in view of treaty obligations, have to be a matter for negotiation.