Vanderbilt Television News Archive

Special News Broadcast recorded from NBC Evening News for Saturday, Sep 08, 1984


Title: The New Cold War: The Real Starwars, Defense In Space

Abstract:
  • NBC news special report looking at the new face of a possible nuclear war between the US and USSR, including Reagan's idea of a shield in space to protect the US from incoming missiles, hosted by Marvin Kalb.
  • Taped footage of interviews with McGeorge Bundy, Richard Garwin, Robert Jastrow, Dr. Gerold Yonas, Dr. C. Paul Robinson, Dr. Donald Kerr, Dr. Lowell Wood, Dr. Hugh DeWitt, Dr. Ray Kidder, Maj. Gen. Elvin Heiberg III, Dr. Roald Sagdeev, Dr. E. P. Velikhov, Dr. Georgi Arbatov, Robert McNamara, and US Secretary of Defense Caspar Weinberger.
  • Taped footage of statements from President Ronald Reagan, Dr. Edward Teller, Lt. Gen. James Abrahamson, Representative Dante Fascell, and Walter Mondale.

  • Begin Time:09:00:00 pm
    End Time:09:58:40 pm
    TVN Record Number:659562
    Copyright:Abstract and Metadata (c) 1984-2009 Vanderbilt University
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