US anti-satellite missile tests

Title

US anti-satellite missile tests

Genre

News report; Press conference

TX Date

8 Feb 1985

Year of production

1985

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Duration

00:03:06

Description

Paul Maurice reports on the US decision to go ahead with the first tests of a new anti-satellite missile next month at the same time as arms talks in Geneva. Includes Defence Secretary Caspar Weinberger defending the development of anti-satellite weapons to deter Soviet war capability and also the Strategic Defense Inititiative (SDI) or Star Wars project.

Contributors

Caspar Weinberger; Paul Maurice

Keywords

USA; USSR; Missiles; Weapons testing; International defence; East West relations; Strategic Defense Initiative; Anti-satellite weapons

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