United Kingdom · Question · Written question
HL HL1918
Nuclear Weapons
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12 July 2021
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23 July 2021 · Answer
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To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to part 3.1 of the policy paper Global Britain in a Competitive Age, the Integrated Review of Security, Defence, Development and Foreign Policy, published on 16 March, what "doctrinal threats" they believe would wa
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12 July 2021
Written question
To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to part 3.1 of the policy paper Global Britain in a Competitive Age, the Integrated Review of Security, Defence, Development and Foreign Policy, published on 16 March, what "doctrinal threats" they believe would wa
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23 July 2021
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I can assure the Rt. Rev Prelate the Lord Bishop that the UK would consider using nuclear weapons only in the most extreme circumstances of self-defence, including the defence of our NATO Allies. While our resolve and capability to do so if necessary is b...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2021-07-12/HL1918
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1345657
- uk · wq-1345657 · source updated 23 July 2021