British arms sales

Title

British arms sales

Genre

Interview

TX Date

18 Jun 1984

Year of production

1984

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Duration

00:02:25

Description

Paul Maurice interviews UK Defence Secretary Michael Heseltine, on the sale of arms to foreign countries, the benefit to the economy, and controversy over sales to despotic regimes. The interview coincides with a British Army Equipment Exhibition and a row over the banning of sales of military vehicles to Chile.

Contributors

Michael Heseltine; Paul Maurice

Keywords

Government; Conservative Party; Arms sales; Weapons; Arms control; Arms industry; Arms race; Defence policy; Chile; Military equipment; Revenue; Export licences

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