Nuclear Weapons (Hansard, 25 October 1999)

HC Deb 25 October 1999 vol 336 c706W 706W

§ Mr. Keetch
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what is the Government's policy on no first use of British nuclear weapons; and if he will make a statement. [95735]

§ Mr. Hoon
In conducting the Strategic Defence Review, the Government concluded that a policy of no first use of nuclear weapons would be incompatible with our and NATO's doctrine of deterrence, and that it would not further nuclear disarmament objectives.