SDP Conference - David Owen on nuclear weapons debate

Title

SDP Conference - David Owen on nuclear weapons debate

Genre

News report; Speech

TX Date

14 Sep 1986

Year of production

1986

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Duration

00:02:40

Description

Report on an evening meeting hosted by Social Democratic Party leader Dr David Owen during the party conference in Harrogate, about the Polaris nuclear weapons debate between the SDP and Liberal Parties. The report also considers arms limitation talks between US President Ronald Reagan and Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev, due to take place later this year. Also mentioned is the arrest of Nicholas Daniloff, who was detained by Soviet authorities for spying. Includes excerpt of a speech by David Owen at the SDP conference. Female reporter not identified.

Contributors

David Owen

Keywords

Politics; Political conferences; Liberal Party; Yorkshire; Political parties; David Steel; Conferences; Espionage; Nuclear weapons; Spies; Defence policy; SDP; Harrogate; Ronald Reagan; Polaris; Arrests; Mikhail Gorbachev; Nicholas Daniloff

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