§ Mr. Llew SmithTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence what technical capacity the United Kingdom possesses to dismantle nuclear depth charges and free-fall nuclear bombs; and what are his Department's plans to store or dispose of the nuclear materials recovered from dismantled warheads.
§ Mr. AitkenThe United Kingdom has the appropriate expertise and facilities for dismantling United Kingdom nuclear weapons withdrawn from service. It is not in the national interest to give details of the processes involved as they are classified.