HC Deb 20 May 1985 vol 79 cc365-6W
Mr. Michie

asked the Secretary of State for Defence why those nuclear-capable aircraft based in the United States but assigned to prepared co-locating operating bases in Europe for rapid reinforcement are excluded from the table of shorter range intermediate nuclear force systems given in annex A to the Defence Estimates.

Mr. Lee

Because comparable Soviet aircraft based east of the Urals are also excluded, as is shown in note 1 to figure 13.