Heseltine’s first white paper on defence policy

Title

Heseltine’s first white paper on defence policy

Genre

News report; Interview

TX Date

7 Jul 1983

Year of production

1983

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Duration

00:05:35

Description

Paul Maurice reports on Defence Secretary Michael Heseltine’s first White Paper on defence policy, after the Conservative victory in the 1983 General Election. The policies include the use of troops to defend the Greenham Common nuclear missile base in Berkshire. Includes interviews with Heseltine; John Silkin, Labour Party defence spokesman.

Contributors

John Silkin; Michael Heseltine; Paul Maurice

Keywords

Armed forces; Defence; Nuclear weapons; Defence policy; Missiles; Security; Greenham Common; Parliamentary papers; Military bases

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