Not For the Sake of Their Blue Eyes
Professor Laurence Martin in his fifth Reith lecture debates the pros and cons of nuclear disarmament and arms control for a country.
Professor Laurence Martin, Vice-Chancellor of the University of Newcastle upon Tyne, considers the strategic policy of the nuclear age in his series of Reith Lectures 'The Two-Edged Sword'
In his fifth lecture entitled 'Not for the Sake of their Blue Eyes', Professor Martin debates the role that arms control and disarmament can play for a country. He questions how countries can reconcile the internal complexity of the modern military scene by asking whether diplomatic negotiation and an armament ceiling might be a better solution.
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- Wed 9 Dec 1981 09:00麻豆官网首页入口 Radio 4
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