LBC/IRN · London Broadcasting Company

Title

MX missile vote - Defeat for Reagan

Genre

News report; Speech

TX Date

8 Dec 1982

Year of production

1982

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Duration

00:03:59

Description

Andrew Manderstam reports on the attempt by US President Ronald Reagan to secure funding for the acquisition of the MX intercontinental ballistic missile, and the defeat of the bill in the House of Repesentatives. Speakers include: Senator Henry Jackson; Senator John Tower; General John Vessey; US Secretary of Defense, Caspar Weinberger.

Contributors

Andrew Manderstam; Caspar Weinberger; Henry Jackson; John Tower; John Vessey

Keywords

USA; Budgets; Nuclear weapons; Arms control; Presidents; Public expenditure; Ronald Reagan

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