British armed forces to be reduced

Title

British armed forces to be reduced

Genre

Speech

TX Date

9 Jul 1991

Year of production

1991

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Duration

00:00:30

Description

Defence Secretary Tom King speech on maintaining defence forces due to issues such as problems in the USSR and Yugoslavian war. Speaking as he reveals White Paper plans to drastically reduce British armed forces after the end of the Cold War.

Contributors

Tom King

Keywords

Politics; Armed forces; Great Britain; USSR; Military affairs; Defence; Defence policy; National defence; Parliamentary papers

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