§ Mr. CatonTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what assessment his Department has made of(a) the definition of "rogue state", (b) the states that can be so defined and (c) the threat they present to the UK. [2302]
§ Mr. Bradshaw"Rogue state" is generally not a term we would choose to use.
We are concerned by the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction and their means of delivery in several regions including the middle east, South Asia and the Korean Peninsula.
We judge that there is currently no significant threat to the UK from weapons of mass destruction. We continue to monitor developments closely.