Trident Submarines to Devonport

Title

Trident Submarines to Devonport

Genre

News report; Speech; Parliamentary debate

TX Date

25 Jun 1993

Year of production

1993

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Duration

00:03:35

Description

Report on the Government decision to give the 5 billion-pound contract to refit Trident Submarines to Devonport Royal Dockyard in Plymouth as opposed to longstanding partner Rosyth Dockyard in Scotland. Speakers are Defence Secretary, Malcolm Rifkind; Shadow Defence Minister, George Foulkes; Shadow Chancellor, Gordon Brown; Liberal Democrat Defence spokesman Menzies Campbell. Kevin Murphy reports. Audio in mono.

Contributors

Malcolm Rifkind; George Foulkes; Gordon Brown; Menzies Campbell; Kevin Murphy

Keywords

Government; Devon; UK; Scotland; Unemployment; Defence; Nuclear warfare; Plymouth; Trident; Rosyth; Military engineering; Devonport Royal Dockyard; Rosyth Dockyard

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