Results 1-5 of 5 for trident speaker:Ben Wallace

[Joan Walley in the Chair] — Iran (4 Mar 2009)

Ben Wallace: First, my understanding of Trident replacement is that it will still mean a reduction in the number of warheads, so it is a move in the right direction. Secondly, even if one were advocating the suspension of Trident replacement, that is not the same as advocating unilateral disarmament. I do not think that the gesture would work. One could argue that western nuclear powers developed their...

Orders of the Day — Terrorism Bill: Clause 23 — Extension of period of detention by judicial Authority (9 Nov 2005)

Ben Wallace: ...90 days is an affront, and it will not cure the problem. Yesterday, I heard Commissioner Blair speak to the Press Gallery. Ironically, most of his speech was about communities—how Operation Trident works with the communities in areas of inner-city London to defeat drug dealing and gang warfare—but he chose to disregard the importance of communities in solving terrorism....

Scottish Parliament: International Situation (16 Jan 2003)

Ben Wallace: I will not take lectures from the party whose military adviser proposed chemical weapons to replace Trident. Mr Sheridan's speech discredits the UN. He said that the UN is open to bribes and counts for nothing. In other words, he is saying that he is in favour of unilateral action because he does not believe that the UN resolution is worth the paper that it is printed on. I do, and I hope...

Scottish Parliament: Parliament (Powers) (2 May 2002)

Ben Wallace: ..., we do not see those pamphlets any more. We all remember Lieutenant Colonel Crawford, the SNP's military adviser and an SNP candidate in a number of elections. He said that, having got rid of Trident, a good way to guarantee our defence would be to switch to chemical weapons. We all remember that. That was a good one. The SNP's policy on human rights is "Let's have chemical...

Scottish Parliament: Europe (30 Nov 2000)

Ben Wallace: ...SNP's defence adviser, Lieutenant-Colonel Crawford, was spouting off on defence in Scotland on Sunday. We should remember that he suggested biological and chemical weapons as an alternative to Trident. I think that that adviser should be dropped.