HC Deb 03 November 1986 vol 103 cc348-9W
Mr. Andrew F. Bennett

asked the Secretary of State for Defence if the technology and expertise necessary for the satisfactory design and development of new nuclear warheads solely by the processes of computer simulation is available to Her Majesty's Government; and if he will make a statement.

Mr. Archie Hamilton

Computer simulation alone does not currently offer a method of satisfactorily designing and developing new nuclear warheads.