US removes cruise missiles from Greenham Common

Title

US removes cruise missiles from Greenham Common

Genre

News report; Speech; Parliamentary debate; Music

TX Date

1 Aug 1989

Year of production

1989

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Duration

00:01:38

Description

Peter Henley reports on the first cruise missiles to leave the Greenham Common airbase in Berkshire under the terms of the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty (INF). Includes archive recordings of former Defence Secretary Francis Pym, Greenham peace campaigners singing and President Ronald Reagan. Poor audio quality. Originally from Radio 210.

Contributors

Francis Pym; Ronald Reagan; Peter Henley; Radio 210

Keywords

USA; Treaties; Armed forces; UK; Political protests; Great Britain; Demonstrations; Berkshire; Nuclear weapons; Nuclear disarmament; Air force; Missiles; Anti-nuclear movements; Greenham Common; Protest songs

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