§ Lord Kennetasked Her Majesty's Government:
Whether in their view the adoption by the US of a "broad" interpretation of the Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty is in the British interest; and, if not, what steps they are taking to inform the US Government of their views.
§ Baroness HooperThe US Administration has declared that all its SDI-related activities are being conducted within the "narrow" interpretation of the treaty. The British interest is best served if the parties to the treaty observe their obligations under it. Interpretation of what those obligations are is a matter for the parties: and, as a non-party, we have no locus to interpret it.