Oral question asked in the House of Lords, by Lord Jenkins of Putney (Labour). It was answered by Lord Gilbert (Labour) on Monday, 20 April 1998.

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Gilbert, RtHonLord

Question

Whether it is correct that they were not consulted by the US Government on the possible use of nuclear weapons in the Gulf area and are not involved in nuclear war planning, and whether they agree that such discussions would undermine the non-proliferation treaty and nuclear disarmament.

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Secondary information

Type

Oral question

Reference

588 c915-6 

Session

1997-98

Oral question type

Lead

Chamber / Committee

House of Lords chamber

Subjects

Deployment Iraq Nuclear weapons Policy Proliferation USA