§ Mr. D. E. Thomasasked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what are the implications of the introduction of aircraft invisible to radar for agreements with the Soviet Union on the prevention of accidental nuclear war.
§ Mr. RentonThe agreement between the United Kingdom and the Soviet Union on the prevention of accidental nuclear war makes provision for arrangements to guard against the accidental or unauthorised use of nuclear weapons and the use of "hot-line" communications. The introduction of aircraft with reduced radar cross sections would not, in our judgment, affect the operation of this agreement.