North Atlantic Alliance

Part of Oral Answers to Questions — Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs – in the House of Commons at 12:00 am on 30 January 1974.

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Photo of Mr Peter Blaker Mr Peter Blaker , Blackpool South 12:00, 30 January 1974

Yes, Sir. We are studying all the reservations, as well as the main body of the report.

On the subject of nuclear strategy, I do not know whether the right hon. Gentleman is referring to the remarks about flexible response. It is worth making the point here in that connection that the growth in Soviet nuclear strategic capabilities was one of the factors that led the alliance to develop the doctrine of flexible response.