Bush nuclear weapons tour

Title

Bush nuclear weapons tour

Genre

News report; Interview

TX Date

Feb 1983

Year of production

1983

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Duration

00:05:00

Description

Washington correspondent Andrew Manderstam reports on US reaction to Vice-President George H W Bush’s West Europe campaign tour on nuclear weapons, including talks between Bush and UK Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher on US President Ronald Reagan’s zero option, possible US agreement on arms control with the Soviet Union in Geneva, and deployment of US nuclear missiles in Europe. Male interviewer not identified.

Contributors

Andrew Manderstam

Keywords

USA; Margaret Thatcher; USSR; Nuclear weapons; Arms control; Diplomacy; Nuclear disarmament; Europe; Missiles; Ronald Reagan; International defence; East West relations; George H. W. Bush

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