Government to increase military spend

Title

Government to increase military spend

Genre

Speech

TX Date

1 Dec 1993

Year of production

1993

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Duration

00:03:28

Description

Speech by Defence Secretary Malcolm Rifkind to the Commons Defence Committee about plans to increase spending for the armed forces, specifically ordering Challenger Two tanks with Vickers Defence Systems along with more helicopters.

Contributors

Malcolm Rifkind

Keywords

Budgets; Armed forces; Defence; Helicopters; Tanks; Military expenditure; Armoured fighting vehicles

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