HC Deb 09 May 1989 vol 152 c420W
105. Mr. Brazier

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what information he has on the future of the Warsaw pact's operational manoeuvre groups.

Mr. Archie Hamilton

We have no evidence that the Soviet Union has abandoned the deep strike element of its offensive doctrine. The concept of the operational manoeuvre group, which is to maintain the momentum of attack throughout the entire depth of its operational area, remains an integral part of that doctrine.