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Radio 4,16 Dec 1981,30 mins

SeriesLaurence Martin - The Two Edged Sword

Who's Moving the Goal Post?

The Reith Lectures

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Professor Laurence Martin, Vice-Chancellor of the University of Newcastle upon Tyne, considers the future of strategic policy in his series of Reith Lectures 'The Two-Edged Sword' In his sixth and final lecture entitled 'Who's Moving the Goal Post?', Professor Laurence Martin explores the future development of strategic defence policies. Following the evolving political relationships that correspond to security, he questions how Europe and Britain will develop their defences in the future.

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