§ Mr. CohenTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what is the difference in meaning between the terms "sub-strategic" and "tactical" as used by his Department.
§ Mr. Douglas HoggWhen applied to the United Kingdom's nuclear weapons, both terms refer to a capability of carrying out an action more limited than a strategic strike, as a means of inducing an aggressor to cease aggression without triggering strategic nuclear exchanges.
§ Mr. CohenTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs whether the nuclear device exploded by India in 1974 is considered by Her Majesty's Government to be a strategic or sub-strategic nuclear capability.
§ Mr. Douglas HoggWe have no evidence on which to base a firm conclusion on the nature of the event in question.