1980s news clips - Cruise missiles arrive at Greenham

Title

1980s news clips - Cruise missiles arrive at Greenham

Genre

Special

TX Date

Nov 1983

Year of production

1989

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Duration

00:00:18

Description

Recording of female peace protesters following the arrival of US cruise missiles at the Greenham Common airbase in Berkshire (14/11/83). Includes police shouting orders. From a series of news clips from the 1980s used in a retrospective compilation at the end of the decade.From a series of news clips from the 1980s used in a retrospective compilation at the end of the decade.

Contributors

None Identified

Keywords

USA; Police; UK; Great Britain; Women; Berkshire; Policing practice; Nuclear weapons; Air force; Missiles; Anti-nuclear movements; Greenham Common; Cabinet ministers; Peace movements

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