Decision makers
- Title
- Decision makers
- Genre
- Interview; Documentary
- TX Date
- 5 Apr 1985
- Year of production
- 1985
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- Duration
- 00:20:09
- Description
- First part of a study of Britain’s new nuclear deterrent, the Trident Submarine Intercontinental Ballistic Missile System. Paul Maurice discusses reasons why the government spent £10,000,000,000 on replacing four Polaris submarines, and presents the case for and against Trident. With contributions from Lord Lewin, Peter Lewin; Phil Williams, Institute of International Affairs at Chatham House; Michael Heseltine, Defence Secretary; Sir John Nott, former Defence Secretary. Engineer: Colin Clements.
- Contributors
- Michael Heseltine; Colin Clements; John Nott; Paul Maurice; Terence Lewin
- Keywords
- Nuclear weapons; Defence policy; Nuclear warfare; Missiles; Submarines; National defence
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LBC/IRN, "Decision makers". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/lbc/search/index.php/segment/0071000381001 (Accessed 06 May 2025)