Politicians and military leaders argue over Gulf War costs

Title

Politicians and military leaders argue over Gulf War costs

Genre

News report; Interview

TX Date

16 Jan 1992

Year of production

1992

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Duration

00:03:04

Description

On the first anniversary of the Gulf conflict, a confidential report from a senior naval officer has accused the War Cabinet of rejecting what were regarded as justifiable operational requests because of an obsession with costs. Paul Rowley speaks to Labour Defence spokesman, Martin O’Neill; Defence Minister, Archie Hamilton; Liberal Democrat Defence spokesman, Menzies Campbell; Chairman of the Commons Select Committee, Michael Mates.

Contributors

Archie Hamilton; Paul Rowley; Michael Mates; Menzies Campbell; Martin O’Neill

Keywords

Budgets; Reports; Government; Armed forces; UK; Military affairs; Costs; Wars (events); Cabinet ministers; Cabinet (politics); Gulf War (1990-1991); Anniversaries

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