§ Mr. MacdonaldTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what is his Department's assessment as to the implications for regional security of the deployment of(a) ballistic missiles and (b) anti-tactical ballistic missiles in the middle east; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. WaldegraveAs a founder member of the missile technology control regime, we are naturally concerned about the proliferation of ballistic missiles in regions of tension. We also question the wisdom of deploying anti-tactical ballistic missiles in response to such proliferation.