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World Service,07 Jan 2003,15 mins

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The problem of friendly fire, and how it effects British soldiers. Christopher Foss, of Jane's Defence Weekly, discusses Combat Identification Systems and issues in the previous Gulf war. Also on the programme: the memories of former press secretary for the Queen, Michael Shay, and the issues of dwindling Hake stocks. Presenter: Alex Kirby

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