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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