Description
With the end of the cold war and the reduction in the size of the armies of NATO and the Warsaw Pact, the arms manufacturers try to intensify their already large trade with the Third World so as to keep up profits. The British Government subsidises this trade, which fuels the flames of war, even though quite often the arms sold are turned against us, as happened with Argentina and Iraq. In Africa in the last year 13,000 million dollars were spent on buying in weapons, compared with only 4,000 million spent on health and education. There has been a 30% increase in the sale of lethal weapons in the last 4 years and some of Britain’s largest companies are involved in this. Germany is trying to diversify, but the British Government in 1990 doesn’t want to know.
This film is of historical interest but the issues raised are still current.
This programme can be rented on our Video on Demand system for £1.88. For this you can view as often as you like within a 48 hour period of your own choosing.
