Iraqi missiles in Saudi Arabia

Title

Iraqi missiles in Saudi Arabia

Genre

News report

TX Date

18 Jan 1991

Year of production

1991

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Duration

00:00:36

Description

James Matthews reports from with British forces in the Saudi Arabia desert on how British commanders ordered troops to protect themselves against nerve gas after allied forces brought down an Iraqi scud missile fired at Saudi Arabia as the allied air strikes on Iraq continue.

Contributors

James Matthews

Keywords

Armed forces; UK; Military training; Weapons; Saudi Arabia; Missiles; Military operations; Wars (events); Iraq; Chemical weapons; Gulf War (1990-1991); Gas warfare; Operation Desert Storm (1991)

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