First Trident submarine unveiled

Title

First Trident submarine unveiled

Genre

News report; Interview

TX Date

4 Mar 1992

Year of production

1992

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Duration

00:04:15

Description

Marion Kenny(?) reports from Barrow, Cumbria on the unveiling of the first Trident nuclear submarine HMS Vanguard. With comment from Defence Secretary Tom King; Conservative MP for Barrow Cecil Franks; CND Vice-President Alastair Mackie; and VSEL chief executive Noel Davies. Originally on Red Rose Radio.

Contributors

Tom King; Cecil Franks; Red Rose Radio; Marion Kenny(?); Noel Davies; Alastair Mackie

Keywords

Nuclear weapons; Missiles; CND; Submarines; Anti-nuclear movements; Employment creation; Trident; Cumbria; HMS Vanguard; VSEL; Barrow

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