Reagan on missiles, arms control, Lebanon

Title

Reagan on missiles, arms control, Lebanon

Genre

News report; Press conference; Speech

TX Date

Unknown

Year of production

1983

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Duration

00:03:10

Description

Andrew Manderstam reports on a press conference (with excerpts) featuring US President Ronald Reagan (17/05/83) reacting to the Congressional decision to support his proposed funding for the new MX intercontinental missile; on arms control talks; on the Syrian withdrawal from the Lebanon. Poor quality audio.

Further information

http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/ws/index.php?pid=41336

Contributors

Andrew Manderstam; Ronald Reagan

Keywords

USA; Foreign affairs; Armed forces; Public finance; Military affairs; Weapons; Nuclear weapons; Arms control; Lebanon; Nuclear disarmament; Missiles; Syria; Military expenditure

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