Trident weapons to be downsized

Title

Trident weapons to be downsized

Genre

News report; Interview

TX Date

15 Nov 1993

Year of production

1993

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Duration

00:03:30

Description

Report on Defence Secretary Malcolm Rifkind’s proposal, to be announced today at the Centre for Defence Studies but widely leaked, to reduce the nuclear firepower of Trident submarines following the ending of the Cold War. With comment on reason for decision and effects from: Lib Dem Defence spokesman Menzies Campbell; shadow Defence Secretary Dr David Clarke; Colonel Mike Dewar, International Institue for Strategic Studies; CND Vice-Chair Claire McMaster; Jack Dromey, TGWU union. Kevin Murphy reports.

Contributors

David Clarke; Jack Dromey; Menzies Campbell; Kevin Murphy; Mike Dewar; Claire McMaster

Keywords

Unemployment; Nuclear weapons; Cold War; Defence policy; Submarines; Anti-nuclear movements; Malcolm Rifkind; Trident; Nuclear defence

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