Iraqi supergun seizure

Title

Iraqi supergun seizure

Genre

Interview

TX Date

13 Apr 1990

Year of production

1990

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Duration

00:01:36

Description

Interview with UK Customs Chief Investigations Officer Douglas Tweddle about the seizure in Middlesbrough of a weapon destined for Iraq although an arms embargo remains in place. The gun was confirmed as such rather than a pipeline by a Ministry of Defence expert. Gareth Furby interviews.

Contributors

Gareth Furby; Douglas Tweddle

Keywords

Exports; UK; Customs policy; Economic sanctions; Weapons; Arms control; Missiles; Guns; Iraq; Customs and excise legislation; Middlesbrough; Rockets (weapons)

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