As a military man who has given half a century of active service I say in all sincerity that the nuclear arms race has no military purpose. Wars cannot be fought with nuclear weapons. Their existence only adds to our perils because of the illusions they have generated. There are powerful voices around the world who still give credence to the old Roman precept - if you desire peace, prepare for war. This is absolute nuclear nonsense.

Prince Charles is an absolute Mountbatten. The real intelligence in the royal family comes through my parents to Prince Philip and the children.

I suppose you can say I became an odd-job man.

The primary factor in a successful attack is speed.

I am much more intelligent than you think.

I was born with an ability to concentrate very hard on a job for a long time.

My father was afraid of his father, I was afraid of my father, and I don't see why my children shouldn't be afraid of me.