Iran

Part of Backbench Business — [Un-allotted Day] – in the House of Commons at 6:26 pm on 20 February 2012.

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Photo of Menzies Campbell Menzies Campbell Liberal Democrat, North East Fife 6:26, 20 February 2012

I do not want to embark on a theological discussion about deterrence, but does the right hon. Gentleman accept that the effectiveness of deterrence depends on the party against which nuclear weapons might be used being unwilling to accept the consequences of using them? To base the whole issue of non-proliferation in the middle east on something so uncertain—the regime is renowned for its uncertainty—would be very dangerous.