§ Dr. ThomasTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence if his verification research centre at Blacknest has made any recent substantive contribution to the outstanding verification demands of(a) the START 1 agreement, (b) a comprehensive nuclear test ban draft and (c) an international fissile material store for materials removed from redundant nuclear warheads.
§ Mr. Archie HamiltonThe Blacknest facility of the Atomic Weapons Establishment continues to conduct work of international importance in exploring how seismology can contribute to the verification of a comprehensive test ban treaty.