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Record 1 2006-04-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • National Policies
  • CBRNE Operations
CONT

UK accepts a first-use policy. That means that, in certain circumstances, it is prepared to use nuclear weapons first. Under the Conservative Government there was a policy of using nuclear weapons to protect Britain's 'vital interests'. That policy hs never been changed. In the build-up to the Iraq war in 2003, Defence Secretary Geoff Hoon said that the UK would use nuclear weapons if its troops were attacked with chemical or biological weapons.

Key term(s)
  • first-use policy

French

Domaine(s)
  • Politiques nationales
  • Opérations CBRNE

Spanish

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