§ Lord Kennetasked Her Majesty's Government:
Whether it is their understanding that the aim of the talks being conducted in Geneva by representatives of the US and Soviet Union is to prevent an 1371WA arms race in space and terminate it on earth, and whether the US has indicated an intention to exclude space weapons from the complex of questions being considered there.
§ Baroness YoungThe objective of the negotiations between the United States and the Soviet Union, as set out in the joint communique issued following the meeting between the U.S. Secretary of State, Mr. Shultz, and the then Soviet Foreign Minister, Mr. Gromyko, in Geneva on 7th-8th January, is to work out effective agreements aimed at preventing an arms race in space and terminating it on earth, at limiting and reducing nuclear arms and at strengthening strategic stability.