Nuclear Weapons (Gulf) (Hansard, 11 January 1999)

HC Deb 11 January 1999 vol 323 c19W 19W

§ Mrs. Ewing
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will rule out the use of nuclear weapons by UK forces in the Gulf. [65043]

§ Mr. George Robertson
The United Kingdom would consider the use of nuclear weapons only in extreme circumstances of self-defence.