§ Mr. Llew SmithTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to his answer to the hon. Member for Newport, West (Mr. Flynn) of 24 May,Official Report, column 456, what is his estimate of the amount of fissile plutonium contained in the 12,000 warheads to which he refers.
§ Mr. HanleyIt is difficult to give a precise figure but about 30 to 36 tonnes of fissile plutonium are contained in the 12,000 warheads.