Address in Reply to Her Majesty's Most Gracious Speech

Part of the debate – in the House of Lords at 11:36 pm on 18 November 1999.

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Photo of Lord Chalfont Lord Chalfont Crossbench 11:36, 18 November 1999

My Lords, I am sorry to interrupt the Minister so late at night. However, I was intrigued by her statement that we now have the smallest nuclear striking force of all the nuclear powers. Is that what the noble Baroness said? If so, does she mean by throw weight, numbers of missiles, range of missiles, or what? What is her criterion for that somewhat strange remark?