HC Deb 03 December 1987 vol 123 cc709-10W
Mr. Cohen

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will make it his policy to ensure that the United Kingdom is fully involved in the risk reduction centres which it is proposed to establish in the United States of America and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics.

Mr. Ian Stewart

Nuclear risk reduction centres are being established in the United States and Union of Soviet Socialist Republics under a bilateral United States-Union of Soviet Socialist Republics agreement to which the United Kingdom is not a party. Their principal function is to exchange information and notifications as required under certain existing and possible future arms control and confidence-building agreements to which the United

1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987
United States military personnel
Thurso 137 137 139 139 135 156 175 188 200
Mormond Hill 11 11 11 10 11 11 11 12 12
Edzell 567 541 551 684 630 731 759 732 648
Prestwick 10 9 9 1 2 8 2 17 7
Machrihanish 27 27 27 87 80 95 91 74 118
Holy Loch 1,695 1,655 1,672 1,704 1,800 1,821 1,881 1,351 1,846
Glen Douglas 2 2 2 18 18 18 18 18 18
Others 10 4 4 12 7 10 5 5 5
Total 2,459 2,386 2,415 2,655 2,683 2,850 2,942 2,397 2,854
United Stales civilian personnel
Thurso 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 2 2
Mormond Hill 8 8 8 8 6 7 7 7 7
Edzell 15 11 39 30 44 13 78 119 79
Prestwick
Machrihanish 3 3 5 8

States and Union of Soviet Socialist Republics are party. We welcome the part they will play in further lessening the chances of conflict between the two signatories.

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