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Nuclear Warheads Removed Under Inf Treaty

Volume 494: debated on Tuesday 1 March 1988

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asked Her Majesty's Government:Whether they have agreed to the re-use for further deployment in Europe of nuclear warheads dismantled under the Intermediate Range Nuclear Forces Agreement from missiles based in this country.

The INF Treaty provides for the elimination of INF missiles, launchers and support equipment but not warheads. The US and Soviet Union may remove such warheads and, if they wish, convert them for use on other missiles. We are unaware of any US proposals to do so.