Preparations in the Gulf for war

Title

Preparations in the Gulf for war

Genre

News report; Interview

TX Date

22 Dec 1990

Year of production

1990

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Duration

00:08:16

Description

Paul Maurice reporting on the preparations in the Gulf for war, in the event Iraq does not meet the January 15th deadline to withdraw its troops from Kuwait. Includes Commander of the Desert Rats, Brigadier Patrick Cordingley and Commander of the Fourth Armed Brigade Christopher Hammerbeck on the readiness of British troops; also reports from the carrier USS Kennedy as aicraft are armed with missiles and talks to US soldier Devon Morales(?) and pilot Gene(?) Miller on training missions.

Contributors

Paul Maurice; Patrick Cordingley; Christopher Hammerbeck; Devon Morales(?); Gene(?) Miller

Keywords

USA; Armed forces; Military aircraft; Military personnel; Military training; Missiles; Military operations; Kuwait; Iraq; Gulf War (1990-1991); USS Kennedy

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