§ Mr. Ashdownasked the Secretary of State for Defence by what percentage he calculates the Union of Soviet 471W Socialist Republics has, over the past five years, increased the number of strategic nuclear warheads operationally deployed at any given time.
§ Mr. StanleyOn the assumption that all the missiles concerned are MIRV-ed to their maximum capability, the number of Soviet strategic warheads operationally deployed is estimated to have increased by over 20 per cent. in the past five years.