British nuclear tests in Australia

Title

British nuclear tests in Australia

Genre

News report; Interview

TX Date

6 Dec 1984

Year of production

1984

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Duration

00:03:12

Description

Report on the row over British nuclear tests in the 1950s and 1960s in Australia. Includes interview with British Minister for Defence Procurement Adam Butler on the tests and denying effect on health of those present during tests. Male reporter not identified.

Contributors

Adam Butler

Keywords

Australia; Great Britain; Surveys; Nuclear bomb; Nuclear safety; Nuclear weapons testing; Radiation induced cancers

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