§ 18. Dr. MarekTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will make a statement about Her Majesty's Government's current proposals to modernise short-range nuclear forces.
§ 24. Mr. PatchettTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will make a statement about Her Majesty's Government's current proposals to modernise short-range nuclear forces.
§ 63. Mr. FlynnTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will make a statement about Her Majesty's Government's current proposals to modernise short-range nuclear forces.
§ 74. Mr. BarronTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will make a statement about Her Majesty's Government's current proposals to modernise short-range nuclear forces.
§ Mr. YoungerAlong with their allies, the British Government believe that to support the strategy of flexible response NATO requires a mix of nuclear forces, including410W short-range systems, and that these need to be kept up to date and effective where necessary. However, specific proposals on modernisation are made by the appropriate NATO authorities, not by individual nations.
§ 20. Mr. GalbraithTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence what consideration has been given to the development, procurement and deployment of short-range attack missiles with a nuclear capability.
§ 57. Mr. SedgemoreTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence what consideration has been given to the development, procurement and deployment of short-range attack missiles with a nuclear capability.
§ 58. Mr. RedmondTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence what consideration has been given to the development, procurement and deployment of short-range attack missiles with a nuclear capability.
§ 97. Mr. WareingTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence what consideration he has given to the development, procurement and deployment of short-range attack missiles with a nuclear capability.
§ Mr. Archie HamiltonWe are currently considering the options for a possible delivery system for a replacement for the United Kingdom's theatre nuclear weapons, including a derivative of the American short-range attack missile II, the SRAM(T). The SRAM(T) has already been selected by the Pentagon as the basis for a United States nuclear stand-off missile programme.
§ 28. Mr. Bill WalkerTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence what short-range nuclear air-launched weapons the Warsaw pact has discontinued operating during the 1980s.
§ 60. Mr. David DavisTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence what short-range nuclear air-launched weapons the Warsaw pact has discontinued operating during the 1980s.
§ 68. Mr. DykesTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence what short-range nuclear air-launched weapons the Warsaw pact has discontinued operating during the 1980s.
§ Mr. Barry FieldTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence what short-range nuclear air-launched weapons the Warsaw pact has discontinued operating during the 1980s.
§ Mr. Archie HamiltonWe have no evidence to indicate that the Warsaw pact has discontinued the use of any of its air-launched nuclear weapons since 1980. Indeed, there are signs that the variety of these weapons held by the Soviet air forces has been increased.
§ 30. Miss LestorTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence what representations he has received from his Belgian counterpart about Her Majesty's Government's policy towards the modernisation of short-range nuclear weapons.
§ 36. Mr. Allen McKayTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence what representations he has received from his Belgian counterpart about Her Majesty's Government's policy towards the modernisation of short-range nuclear weapons.
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§ 56. Mr. CorbynTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence what representations he has received from his Belgian counterpart about Her Majesty's Government's policy towards the modernisation of short-range nuclear weapons.
§ Mr. YoungerI refer the hon. Members to the reply I gave earlier today to the hon. Member for Manchester, Blackley (Mr. Eastham).
§ 31. Mrs. Gillian ShephardTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence what short-range nuclear missiles the Warsaw pact has discontinued operating during the 1980s.
§ 43. Mr. MaplesTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence what short-range nuclear missiles the Warsaw pact has discontinued operating during the 1980s.
101. Mr. Andy StewartTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence what short-range nuclear missiles the Warsaw pact has discontinued operating during the 1980s.
§ Mr. Archie HamiltonWe do not believe that the Warsaw pact has discontinued the use of any short-range missile systems during the 1980s. It retains a massive 16:1 superiority over NATO in short-range nuclear-capable missile launchers in Europe. The FROG-7 missile, with a range of 70 km has been replaces by the SS-21 missile, with a range of 120 km, in the forward area. We have no indication that the FROG-7s withdrawn have been destroyed. The SS-1 SCUD has been upgraded and remains in service with the Warsaw pact.
§ 39. Mr. Frank CookTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence what are the most recent proposals for new nuclear artillery shells.
§ 50. Mr. Ray PowellTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence what are the most recent proposals for new nuclear artillery shells.
§ 62. Mr. BradleyTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence what are the most recent proposals for new nuclear artillery shells.
§ Mr. YoungerI refer the hon. Members to the reply I gave earlier today to the hon. Member for Burnley (Mr. Pike).
§ 80. Mr. Anthony CoombsTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence what short-range nuclear artillery the Warsaw pact has discontinued operating during the 1980s.
§ Mr. Archie HamiltonThere is no evidence that Soviet artillery pieces capable of firing nuclear rounds have been removed from service in the 1980s. On the contrary, the Soviet Union has improved both quantitatively and qualitatively its nuclear-capable artillery with the introduction of new weapons systems: the 152mm 2S5, the long-range 203mm 2S7, and the 240mm 2S4 mortar. These new systems provide much greater mobility and firepower.