Defence in the World

Part of the debate – in the House of Commons at 1:50 pm on 22 January 2003.

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Photo of David Chaytor David Chaytor Labour, Bury North 1:50, 22 January 2003

Will my right hon. Friend clarify the argument in relation to deterrence? He has said that the debate has moved on from MAD, but also that our nuclear weapons provide an effective deterrent. However, he has also said that there are some states against which our nuclear weapons do not provide an effective deterrence. Does nuclear deterrence work, or not?