HL Deb 10 July 2000 vol 615 c2WA
Lord Judd

asked Her Majesty's Government:

What is their latest evaluation of the technical feasibility and expense of a United States National Missile Defence System. [HL3063]

Baroness Scotland of Asthal

We continue to discuss with the US many aspects of their possible National Missile Defence system. But we have made no formal assessment of the technical feasibility or cost to the United States of such a system. The US has made clear that these are two of the factors that the President will consider in deciding whether to proceed with the deployment of any such system.