WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION: PRE- EMPTION (Hansard, 28 February 1994)

HL Deb 28 February 1994 vol 552 c62WA 62WA

§ Lord Kennet
asked Her Majesty's Government:
Whether international law would ever permit a pre-emptive attack on a target deemed to be "a weapon of mass destruction".

§ Baroness Chalker of Wallasey
The application of the rules of international law on the use of force in a given situation, in self-defence or otherwise, will depend upon the facts of the particular case.