Aftermath of Gulf war

Title

Aftermath of Gulf war

Genre

News report; Interview; Speech

TX Date

13 Jul 1991

Year of production

1991

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Duration

00:04:02

Description

Report on the movement of allied troops into Turkey as part of a quick reaction force to any Iraqi attacks on Kurds after the end of the Gulf war; possible US military action against suspected nuclear weapons sites in Iraq; US debate on causes of the war. Speakers are US Defence Department spokesman Pete Williams; Senator Alan Cranston on documents on US-Iraq diplomacy from ambassador April Glaspie immediately prior to the war. Paul Woodley reports.

Contributors

Paul Woodley; Pete Williams; Alan Cranston

Keywords

Right to information; Military affairs; Nuclear weapons; Diplomacy; Peacekeeping; Diplomats; Ethnic groups; Turkey; Wars (events); Kuwait; Iraq; Gulf War (1990-1991); Saddam Hussein; Kurds; April Glaspie

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