Gulf War -Tom King interview

Title

Gulf War -Tom King interview

Genre

Interview

TX Date

19 Jan 1991

Year of production

1991

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Duration

00:02:56

Description

Defence Secretary Tom King talks to Simon Israel about the Gulf War. On hoping to keep Israel out of the war despite Iraqi President Saddam Hussein’s attempt to provoke by firing missiles at Israel; preventing civilian casualties in Iraq; possible duration of the war. Audio muffled in places. Follows news briefing by King announcing the RAF has spotted another SCUD missile launcher in Iraq and will destroy it.

Contributors

Tom King; Simon Israel

Keywords

Israel; Great Britain; Aerial bombardment; Missiles; Military operations; Casualties; Wars (events); Kuwait; Iraq; Gulf War (1990-1991); Saddam Hussein; Operation Desert Storm (1991)

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