HC Deb 30 November 1988 vol 142 c265W
Dr. Thomas

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence why it is the policy of Her Majesty's Government not to give details of Government assessment methods of Soviet chemical weapon capacity.

Mr. Archie Hamilton

Our assessment of the Soviet Union's chemical warfare capability is based in part on classified sources. It would not be in the national interest to discuss such sources in detail.

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