War and Peace in the Nuclear Age; Interview with Ronald Mason, 1987

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Title:
War and Peace in the Nuclear Age; Interview with Ronald Mason, 1987
Description:
Ronald Mason was the Chief Scientific Adviser at the British Ministry of Defence from 1977-1983. In the interview he discusses the modernization of British nuclear forces. He describes the process of deciding the best way to replace the Polaris missile - through cooperation with either the United States or France - in order to achieve a British independent deterrent. Among the varied challenges are: assessing new technologies, convincing the Americans to cooperate, and defining the nature and requirements of an independent deterrent. He discusses questions of nuclear strategy in light of the forthcoming Intermediate Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty.
Author:
Mason, Ronald A.
Date:
November 11, 1987
Format:
Film/Video
Location:
WGBH
Collection (local):
American Archive of Public Broadcasting Collection
Series:
WGBH > War and Peace in the Nuclear Age
Subjects:
Global Affairs
Military Forces and Armaments
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Soviet Union
Warfare, Conventional
Nuclear warfare
Nuclear weapons
Nuclear arms control
Trident (Weapons systems)
Polaris (Missile)
Multiple independently targetable reentry vehicles
International Relations
Deterrence (Strategy)
Soviet Union. Treaties, etc. United States, 1987 December 8
Callaghan, James, 1912-2005
France
United States
Great Britain
Warsaw Treaty Organization
Extent:
00:25:23
Link to Item:
https://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-15-j09w08wm18
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Publisher:
WGBH Educational Foundation