Review of UK defence year

Title

Review of UK defence year

Genre

News report; Interview; Press conference

TX Date

31 Dec 1983

Year of production

1983

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Duration

00:07:57

Description

Part 2 of a report on the British defence year in 1983 as the year draws to a close, on the new conventional weapons that have come into service and prospects for disarmament. Speaking are: Sales and Marketing Director of the Royal Ordinance Factory Peter McLaughlin; Navy Controller, Admiral Sir Lindsay Bryson; Defence Secretary Michael Heseltine; US Defence Secretary Caspar Weinberger; UK Foreign Secretary Sir Geoffrey Howe. Male reporter not identified.

Contributors

Geoffrey Howe; Michael Heseltine; Caspar Weinberger; Peter McLaughlin; Lindsay Bryson

Keywords

USA; Armed forces; USSR; Defence; Weapons; Nuclear weapons; Arms control; Arms industry; Nuclear disarmament; NATO; Defence policy; Nuclear warfare; Missiles; Anti-nuclear movements; Warships; Disarmament; Tanks

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