"We all are pretty much in the same place in terms of declaratory policy," he said.

A 2007 report by the US Secretary of Defense noted that "China's actions in certain areas increasingly appear inconsistent with its declaratory policies".

What is the UK's nuclear declaratory policy?

Our current declaratory policy remains as set out in the 2006 White Paper: the UK maintains a credible minimum deterrent.

This review will examine all the factors that make up our nuclear declaratory policy to ensure that it is relevant for the circumstances we face today and into the future.

As a declaratory policy in tends to leave the door open to others who want to claim the same right.

During the 1980s Europe retreated even from its declaratory policy.

We will combine these declaratory policies with vigorous steps to impose law and order on the streets of Baghdad.

Mr. Bush consciously chose language that amounts to a new "declaratory policy" of a line that must not be crossed.

This forced the Vatican to introduce a pragmatic dimension to its well-known declaratory policy of political denial.