John Nott on defence cuts and introduction of Trident nuclear deterrent

Title

John Nott on defence cuts and introduction of Trident nuclear deterrent

Genre

Interview

TX Date

May 1981

Year of production

1981

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Duration

00:02:57

Description

Defence Secretary, John Nott on the government cuts which will result in the closure of Chatham Dockyard and the reduction of capacity at Portsmouth. He says there will be an increase in defence spending and the Trident submarine missile system is needed to maintain peace with the USSR. Male interviewer not identified.

Contributors

John Nott

Keywords

Politics; Government; Cost reduction; Conservative Party; Portsmouth; Defence; Nuclear weapons; Gibraltar; Submarines; Navy; Dockyards; Redundancies; Chatham

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