HC Deb 26 October 1989 vol 158 cc545-6W
Mr. Flynn

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will list those countries whose Governments have indicated to Her Majesty's Government since May 1979 that they consider the United Kingdom's purchase of the Trident nuclear weapons system from the United States of America is compatible with United Kingdom obligations under article VI of the 1968 nuclear non-proliferation treaty.

Mr. Waldegrave

The purchase by the United Kingdom of Trident missiles from the United States is fully compatible with our obligations under the nonproliferation treaty. We have received no representations from any other Government on the subject.

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