Written question asked by Lord Kennet (Labour), in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Monday, 18 December 1995. It was answered by Baroness Chalker of Wallasey (Conservative) on Monday, 18 December 1995.

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Chalker of Wallasey, RtHonBaroness

Question

If at recent meetings at Foreign Office between Mr Georgy Mamedov of Russian Federation Ministry of Foreign Affairs and British officials, and his other meetings in London with US Under-Sec of State for Arms Control and International Security (Ms Lynn Davis), new interpretations of Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty were discussed, and if so, if treaty is now to be reinterpreted to allow certain US tests and deployments, and what effect 'reinterpretations' will have on effectiveness of UKs nuclear deterrent forces.

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Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

567 c121-2WA

Session

1995-96

Subjects

Deployment Arms control Nuclear weapons Proliferation Negotiations USA Russia Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty