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He said: РІР‚ВEmily is leading the debate in an atmosphere of mutual respect for all views. In a statement, Ms ThornberryРІР‚в„ўs spokesman said it was vital that Labour held a РІР‚Вproper debateРІР‚в„ў before the country spent billions on a new nuclear deterrent. However, in an apparent U-turn, he said that the ex-defence chief would be invited to give evidence to LabourРІР‚в„ўs review.

The source said that, in relation to Lord Boyce, Ms Thornberry had been stressing the need to look forward to nuclear capability in 20 or 30 yearsРІР‚в„ў time РІР‚вЂњ not back to the point when Lord Boyce was in command. The term was coined by US defence chiefs in 1959 to signal degrees of military threat, ranging from Defcon Five to Defcon OneР”Р„ source close to Ms Thornberry confirmed she had referred to Defcon and films, but denied that she did not know what it meant. It led to a clash with Blairite MP John Woodcock, head of LabourРІР‚в„ўs defence committee, who was at the meeting of LabourРІР‚в„ўs international policy commission.Р”Вefcon stands for РІР‚Вdefence readiness conditionРІР‚в„ў. We need someone who can talk about the future. Ms Thornberry provoked more controversy later that day when she was accused of snubbing former Admiral of the Fleet Lord Boyce.Р”Р„fter Labour foreign affairs spokesman Hilary Benn suggested asking Lord Boyce for advice on nuclear policy, witnesses say Ms Thornberry replied: РІР‚ВHe has been out of it for too long.

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Everyone was silently asking themselves, РІР‚СљHas our candidate to be the next Labour Defence Secretary just said she doesnРІР‚в„ўt know the code for a nuclear war?РІР‚Сњ РІР‚в„ў

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The levels date back to 1959, the height of the Cold War, and were little-known outside military circles until the 1983 movie WarGames, about a computer hacker who almost sparked World War Three by accessing US military computers.Р”Р„ witness who heard Ms ThornberryРІР‚в„ўs comment said: РІР‚ВThe room went quiet. The highest alert the US has used was Defcon Two, which it reached in the 1962 Cuban missile crisis. The term was coined by US defence chiefs to signal degrees of military threat, ranging from Defcon Five to Defcon One, which means nuclear attack is imminent.

She made the remark at a meeting of a group set up to review the Labour leaderРІР‚в„ўs pledge to scrap the UKРІР‚в„ўs Trident nuclear submarines.Р”Р„ nuclear weapons expert present pointed out that Defcon stands for РІР‚Вdefence readiness conditionРІР‚в„ў. Jeremy CorbynРІР‚в„ўs defence spokesman sparked a row last night over claims that she did not know the meaning of РІР‚ВDefcon OneРІР‚в„ў РІР‚вЂњ the term for imminent nuclear war. Gaffe-prone Emily Thornberry shocked aides by asking: РІР‚ВCan someone explain Defcon One and Two to me? IРІР‚в„ўve only ever seen it in films.РІР‚в„ў

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