Britain called on to pay for Australian nuclear clean-up

Title

Britain called on to pay for Australian nuclear clean-up

Genre

News report; Interview; Speech

TX Date

Unknown

Year of production

1985

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Duration

00:04:34

Description

Report on British reaction to the Australian Government report demanding that the British Government pay the costs of cleaning up radioactivity caused by atomic tests in Australia during the 1950s and 1960s. Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher speaks in the House of Commons. South Australian Premier, John Bannon, Ken McGinley of the British Nuclear Test Veterans Association, Liberal MP David Alton and Shadow Foreign Affairs spokesman Donald Anderson comment. Male reporter not identified.

Contributors

Margaret Thatcher; David Alton; Ken McGinley; Donald Anderson; John Bannon

Keywords

Australia; Government; Armed forces; UK; International relations; Compensation; Commonwealth countries; Colonial countries; Nuclear safety; Norman Lamont; British Nuclear Test Veterans Association; Nuclear tests; Jim McLennan; William Penny

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