LBC/IRN · London Broadcasting Company

Title

E.P. Thompson on Trident announcement

Genre

Interview

TX Date

10 Aug 1981

Year of production

1981

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Duration

00:01:21

Description

Peace campaigner E.P. Thompson (Edward Palmer Thompson) says the announcement of new Trident missiles on the anniversary of the bombing of Nagasaki is unspeakably insensitive and can only increase the likelihood of war. Male interviewer not identified.

Contributors

E. P. Thompson

Keywords

Nuclear weapons; Diplomacy; Missiles; Japan; Nuclear bomb; Nagasaki; Anniversaries; International defence

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