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Small Arms, Soft Targets

Synopsis
In recent years the design of anti-personnel weapons has raced ahead. But new generations of automatic rifles, fragmentation weapons and landmines are producing an epidemic of horrifying injuries on the battlefield. Portable lasers designed to blind the enemy are just around the corner. Military medics and the war surgeons of the International Committee of the Red Cross struggle to keep up. Asks if the laws of war which limit weaponry can be tightened without reducing soldiers’ fighting strength.
Series
Horizon, Series
Language
English
Country
Great Britain
Medium
Video; Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 50 min.
Year of production
1994
Availability
Sale; 2000 sale: £99.00 (+VAT +p&p)
Notes
Broadcast on BBC2 on 10 Jan 1994.
Subjects
Technology
Keywords
landmines, anti-personnel; military weaponry

Credits

Producer
Martin Freeth
Writer
Martin Freeth
Contributor
Jana Bennett

Production Company

Name

BBC Television

Distributor

Name

BBC Active Video for Learning - now BBC Learning

Contact
Carolina Fernandez Jeremy Wilcox (CF - for educational enquiries JW - channel sales manager)
Email
BBCStudiosLearning@bbc.com
Web
https://www.bbcstudioslearning.com/ External site opens in new window
Phone
+44 (0) 20 8433 1009
Address
BBC Studios Limited
Television Centre
101 Wood Lane
London
W12 7FA
UK
Notes
The BBC Active company has now been absorbed within BBC Learning, a division of BBC Studios. It was originally a joint venture between BBC Worldwide and Pearson Education. Formerly known as ‘BBC Worldwide Learning Studies’ and before that as ‘Videos for Education & Training’

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