NATO chemical weapons
- Title
- NATO chemical weapons
- Genre
- News report; Interview; Speech; Special
- TX Date
- 22 Sep 1984
- Year of production
- 1984
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- Duration
- 00:04:56
- Description
- Paul Maurice reports on an alleged lack of new NATO chemical weapons and on the stockpile of old chemical weapons, during Operation Lionheart, a military exercise in West Germany designed to test the armed forces ability to withstand chemical attack from the USSR. With speech by Supreme Allied Commander of NATO, General Bernard Rogers; UK Defence Secretary Michael Heseltine interview; noise from protesters.
- Contributors
- Michael Heseltine; Paul Maurice; Bernard Rogers
- Keywords
- UK; Great Britain; USSR; Demonstrations; Defence; Arms control; NATO; Military exercises; Disarmament; Chemical weapons; Germany FR; Chemical warfare; Protective clothing
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