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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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