LBC/IRN · London Broadcasting Company

Title

Iraq attempts to buy nuclear triggers

Genre

News report; Interview

TX Date

Unknown

Year of production

1991

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Duration

00:02:51

Description

Tim Crook reports for LBC Newstalk 97.3 on the Iraqi government trying to purchase nuclear bomb triggers, involvement of a British company, and UK and US Customs operation to stop them and prevent their use in the recent Gulf war. Includes interviews with UK Customs Chief Investigation Officer Douglas Tweddle and US Customs Service Attache in Britain John Hurley; secret recordings of sting operation including voice of Jeanine(?) Speckman(?) and undercover officer Dan Sutnick(?).

Contributors

Tim Crook; LBC Newstalk 97.3; Douglas Tweddle; John Hurley; Jeanine(?) Speckman(?); Dan Sutnick(?)

Keywords

USA; UK; Arms sales; Nuclear weapons; Nuclear warfare; Nuclear bomb; Wars (events); Iraq; Gulf War (1990-1991); Saddam Hussein

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