LONDON - A retired field marshal, once the most senior military officer in Britain, yesterday joined international calls for the elimination of all nuclear weapons.
"We have a golden opportunity at the moment, as the relations between the major powers are quite good, and that is the time surely to persuade them to make this radical move," Field Marshal Lord Michael Carver said. Lord Carver's announcement followed a similar statement on Wednesday by Gen Lee Butler, former commander in chief of the US Strategic Forces.