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The Ultimate Deterrent

Date released

6 Jun 1957

Series name

British Movietone News

Issue no

1461A

NoS ID

021725

Story no

1 / 6

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: The Ultimate Deterrent. DESCRIPTION: Christmas Island, a small atoll in the Pacific, was the base of the operation. The explosion of Britain’s first Therme nuclear device was the...

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Keeping the Peace (1987 Film, Video)

aka: Peace Game, The

Director

John Selwyn Gilbert

Producer

Barry Palin

Subject

Politics & government

Distribution

Film (16mm)

Updated version of THE PEACE GAME. Puts forward official arguments for the retention of Britain’s nuclear weapons as a deterrent.*

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European secrecy over nuclear deterrent (1984)

Genre

Interview; News report

Paul Maurice reports on claims by General Bernard Rogers, the Supreme Allied Commander of NATO in Europe, that there is too much secrecy in Europe over the nuclear deterrent. Includes interview with General...

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Heseltine on nuclear deterrent (1983)

Genre

Interview

Paul Maurice interviews UK Defence Secretary Michael Heseltine on talks within NATO about the continuing deployment of a nuclear deterrent and the influence of growing peace movements in Europe and the...

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Michael Foot on nuclear deterrent (1983)

Genre

Speech

Speech by Labour Party leader Michael Foot, during campaigning for the Bermondsey by-election, criticising the Conservative Government’s defence policy based on the notion of a nuclear deterrent.

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Conservative conference - Nuclear deterrent (1979)

Genre

Speech

Speech by Defence Secretary Francis Pym at the Conservative Party Conference in Blackpool, on the continuing need for Britain’s independent nuclear deterrent.

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Francis Pym on UK nuclear deterrent (1980)

Genre

Interview

Peter Allen interviews UK Defence Secretary Francis Pym on the necessity of maintaining Britain’s nuclear deterrent and membership of NATO.

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Lord Carrington on nuclear deterrent (1980)

Genre

Speech; Special

Speech by UK Foreign Secretary Lord Carrington (Peter Carington) to the United Nations Association in London where he stresses the need for arms control but emphasises the necessity of the Government...

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General Election - Enoch Powell on nuclear deterrent (1983)

Genre

Speech

Speech at Downpatrick, County Down, by Ulster Unionist MP and former Conservative cabinet minister Enoch Powell, arguing against the independent British nuclear deterrent as a part of Government defence...

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Nuclear weapons tribunal in London (1985)

Genre

Interview

Interview on the need for nuclear weapons and in which conditions they could be used in, and denies they are merely a deterrent. And on the tribunal in London he will be part of on legality of nuclear...

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