CND rally against French tests

Title

CND rally against French tests

Genre

News report; Interview

TX Date

16 Jul 1995

Year of production

1995

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Duration

00:03:52

Description

Nick Wood reports from a CND rally in Trafalgar Square against the French resumption of nuclear tests in the South Pacific, and to recognise the fiftieth anniversary of the dropping of the atom bombs on Japan during the Second World War. Speaks to CND Vice-President Bruce Kent on boycott of French products; Peter Gordon who was with the French Navy on previous tests; a Japanese survivor of the Hiroshima bomb describes radiation injuries; French peace movement organiser on views of French public.

Contributors

Bruce Kent; Nick Wood; Peter Gordon

Keywords

International relations; France; Demonstrations; Nuclear weapons; CND; Anti-nuclear movements; Nuclear bomb; Hiroshima; Radiation injuries; Nuclear weapons testing; Commemorative events; Anniversaries

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