Reagan addresses nation on defence

Title

Reagan addresses nation on defence

Genre

News report; Speech

TX Date

24 Mar 1983

Year of production

1983

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Duration

00:03:59

Description

Report on the address to the nation by US President Ronald Reagan on defence spending cuts, arms race and hopes to develop defensive laser weapons rendering any nuclear weapon useless (Star Wars or SDI project). With excerpts of Reagan’s speech. Male reporter not identified.

Contributors

Ronald Reagan

Keywords

USA; Armed forces; USSR; Nuclear weapons; Arms control; Arms race; National defence; Strategic Defense Initiative; Defence research

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