Proceeding contribution from Bishop of Bath and Wells (Bishops (affiliation)) in the House of Lords on Wednesday, 18 May 2011. It occurred during Ministerial statement on Nuclear Deterrent.

Nuclear Deterrent

My Lords, may I from these Benches express our condolences to the family of Marine Nigel Mead of 42 Commando and to those who have been injured in this most recent incident in Afghanistan. I welcome the Minister’s long-term goal remaining a world without nuclear weapons. I note that much has been said about the present danger that we face in our world and our need to anticipate future dangers. In the light of that, what would the criteria be that would lead us to a position where we could safely say that we could disarm our nuclear deterrent with the long-term goal as its objective?

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Type: Proceeding contribution
Reference: 727 c1403
Session: 2010-12
Chamber / Committee: House of Lords chamber
Subjects: Costs Nuclear weapons Procurement Nuclear disarmament Safety Nuclear submarines
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Nuclear Deterrent

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