Scrapping of Zircon spy satellite program
- Title
- Scrapping of Zircon spy satellite program
- Genre
- Interview
- TX Date
- Aug 1987
- Year of production
- 1987
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- Duration
- 00:03:46
- Description
- Duncan Campbell, journalist who made a TV documentary on Zircon, on the decision to scrap the Zircon spy satellite. Claiming that by disclosing the existence of the secret defence project he had triggered the reconsideration, which would save tax payers money on a system which did not work. Male interviewer not identified.
- Contributors
- Duncan Campbell
- Keywords
- Espionage; State security; Television documentaries; Satellites; Zircon
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LBC/IRN, "Scrapping of Zircon spy satellite program". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/lbc/search/index.php/segment/0009900183003 (Accessed 05 May 2025)