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NATO: Littoral Warfare

Question for Ministry of Defence

UIN 107502, tabled on 12 October 2017

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what commitments the UK has made to NATO which would require the use of amphibious capabilities.

Answered on

17 October 2017

Allies voluntarily undertake to provide, individually or together, the forces and capabilities needed for NATO to fulfil its security and defence objectives. In accordance with NATO procedures, the deployment of any of these capabilities remains a sovereign decision that would be made on a case by case basis.

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