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Nuclear Weapons: Research

Asked by Jeremy CorbynYour PartyForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled Answered 17 February 2025UIN 28880

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what research his Department has undertaken on the consequences of nuclear war since the signature of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons in 1968.

Answered by Stephen Doughty

The devastation that would be caused by nuclear war has been long understood and was written into the preamble of the Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) in 1968. The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office's focus since then has therefore been on upholding the NPT and nuclear risk reduction.

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