Turkey: Russian Missiles Debate

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Lord Boyce

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Turkey: Russian Missiles

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Thursday 18th July 2019

(4 years, 9 months ago)

Lords Chamber
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Earl of Courtown Portrait The Earl of Courtown
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The noble Lord makes a point, but we should listen to the comments of the noble Lord, Lord West, who is far more of an expert than I am on this issue. He clearly stated that this is a worrying development.

Lord Boyce Portrait Lord Boyce (CB)
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We have focused on the F-35, but we have other legacy aircraft in NATO that we still operate on our eastern flanks. Are they equally vulnerable?

Earl of Courtown Portrait The Earl of Courtown
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The noble and gallant Lord has spoken about an area on which I do not have information but, as he is aware, we are urging our NATO allies to reduce their reliance on legacy Russian and Soviet weaponry.