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Oral Answers to Questions — Trident (5 Jun 2000)

Mr Julian Brazier: ...potential threat from the nuclear, chemical and biological weapons of third-world countries, is it not time that we thought about some of the other measures that the Americans are taking besides Trident—a system of ballistic missile defence and a proper system of civil defence, which has almost disappeared in this country?

Orders of the Day — Statement on the Defence Estimates (19 Oct 1993)

Mr Julian Brazier: ..., the emphasis must be on the high-tech and the highly capable. We need a tactical air-launched nuclear weapon—not an expensive Rolls-Royce such as TASM, but a cheaper option, independent of Trident. Secondly, we must keep the armed forces as an attractive career. We cannot expect service families to continue to tolerate the unacceptable levels of separation. Much of the housing is...

Statement on the Defence Estimates (17 Jun 1993)

Mr Julian Brazier: ..., what type of deterrent does he think we could provide to a third world dictator—many, some as near as Libya and Algeria, are close to possessing nuclear weapons—without TASM, because Trident would be very difficult to use in a third world scenario?

Statement on the Defence Estimates (17 Jun 1993)

Mr Julian Brazier: ...European country—it can only be ourselves or France—has the capability to deal with the third world scenario that we are describing. No one is likely to have the political will to use Trident against a third world threat. Trident is invisible. Whereas an aircraft can hover on the edge of a radar screen as a threat, a third world dictator could conceal Trident from his own people.

Oral Answers to Questions — Defence: Nuclear Deterrent (30 Jun 1992)

Mr Julian Brazier: ...fearsome armoury that still remains in the ex-Soviet republics and the spread of nuclear technology to some of the ugliest regimes in the middle east further emphasise the importance of maintaining Trident?

Oral Answers to Questions — Defence: Trident (2 Jun 1992)

Mr Julian Brazier: I offer a belated welcome to my hon. Friend on his new position. It is overdue promotion. If poachers make the best gamekeepers, I am certain that our secrets and Trident submarines will be very safe indeed. Will he confirm that intelligence reports show that more and more third-world countries are acquiring nuclear weapons, and that while a Conservative Government are in office, there will...

Nuclear Defence (14 Jan 1992)

Mr Julian Brazier: ...gain a sense of the seriousness of the potential threat to us. Most of the other speakers—with the solitary exception of the hon. Member for Woolwich (Mr. Cartwright)—have focused on Trident. I strongly believe that we should purchase Trident; indeed, I consider it essential that we do so. Rather than discussing Trident, however, I wish to deal with another nuclear issue: the...

Nuclear Defence (14 Jan 1992)

Mr Julian Brazier: ...on Britain or some other country may be the threatened, or even actual use, of a number of tactical nuclear weapons to destroy such sites. In such circumstances, it is immediately obvious why Trident, although it is an essential cornerstone of our defence against the still strong Chinese and Russian capabilities, would not be suitable. It lacks the flexibility that I mentioned earlier and...

Defence Estimates: First Day's Debate (18 Oct 1989)

Mr Julian Brazier: ...are introducing their own equivalent into service. They have also pledged to stop all nuclear testing so that we cannot introduce weapons to balance the Soviets' weapons and they pledge to cancel Trident C4 thus undermining the minimum critical mass, according to the expert advice from the chiefs of staff. We believe that we have the new dialogue now because we decided to take a robust...

Oral Answers to Questions — Defence: Trident (28 Jun 1988)

Mr Julian Brazier: Will my right hon. Friend confirm that whatever figure we take for the cost of Trident, it represents a comparatively modest proportion of our future defence spending and, as such, is excellent value for money? Will he further confirm that at least one of the two main parties remains firmly committed to that programme, although both were committed to it nine years ago?