§ Mr. Cohenasked the Secretary of State for Defence whether he has sought, or received, any indication from the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics' authorities about United States proposals to move toward modernisation of chemical weapons; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. LuceI have been asked to reply.
Although the Soviet Union has a formidable chemical weapons offensive capability, its representatives at the conference on disarmament in Geneva have made clear their opposition to the United States’ proposed chemical weapons modernisation programme.