Decision makers

Title

Decision makers

Genre

Interview; Documentary; Trailer

TX Date

22 Feb 1981

Year of production

1981

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Duration

00:25:57

Description

Decision Makers - Lasers, life-giving force or ultimate weapon? Presented by Peter Spencer. Looks at current uses and the role that lasers will play in the future including military weapons and their use in space, the use of lasers in medicine and as an energy source. Speaks to Dr Lawrence Freedman, Royal Institute of International Affairs; Rupert Pengelley, editor of Defence Attache; Henry Stanhope, defence correspondent for The Times; Professor Geoff New, Imperial College London; Dr Alan Gibson, Rutherford Appleton Laboratories; Dr Malcolm Anderson, hospital doctor. Engineer Heather Branwell. Three trailers for this programme follow.

Contributors

Peter Spencer; Heather Branwell; Rupert Pengelley; Henry Stanhope; Geoff New; Alan Gibson; Malcolm Anderson (doctor); Lawrence Freedman

Keywords

Defence; Weapons; Arms race; Lasers; Space; Missiles; Medical technology; Future developments

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