Trident submarine collects missiles

Title

Trident submarine collects missiles

Genre

News report; Interview

TX Date

25 Nov 1994

Year of production

1994

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Duration

00:03:32

Description

Chief correspondent Paul Maurice reports on the Greenpeace protest on the River Clyde surrounding Britain’s first trident nuclear submarine, HMS Vanguard, moving to collect its nuclear missiles before deploying. Includes interviews with Commander Peter Wilkinson on the role of the submarine now the Cold War has ended and whether it needs to remain undetected; Lieutenant Commander Ralph Hudson, marine engineering officer, on the improvements over older submarines.

Contributors

Paul Maurice; Peter Wilkinson; Ralph Hudson

Keywords

Defence; Nuclear weapons; Missiles; Military operations; Submarines; Anti-nuclear movements; Security; Greenpeace; HMS Vanguard; River Clyde; Marine engineering

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