USA: US. DEFENCE SECRETARY NOMINEE DONALD RUMSFELD SAYS U.S. MUST DEVELOP CAPABILITIES TO PROTECT ITSELF AND ALLIES FROM MISSILE ATTACK TERRORISM

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  • Title: USA: US. DEFENCE SECRETARY NOMINEE DONALD RUMSFELD SAYS U.S. MUST DEVELOP CAPABILITIES TO PROTECT ITSELF AND ALLIES FROM MISSILE ATTACK TERRORISM
  • Date: 11th January 2000
  • Summary: WASHINGTON D.C, UNITED STATES (JANUARY 11, 2000) (POOL - ACCESS ALL) 1. MV OF THE COMMITTEE HEARING 0.04 2. WIDE OF COMMITTEE MEMBERS 0.11 3. SV: (SOUNDBITE) (English) FORMER DEFENCE SECRETARY AND BUSH'S DEFENCE SECRETARY DESIGNATE DONALD RUMSFELD SAYING: "I think we should deploy a missile defence system when it is technologically possible and effective and I think you would want to be in contact with Russia about the sizes and the shapes of their capabilities and ours." 0.30 UNIDENTIFIED LOCATION, UNITED STATES (JANUARY 11, 2000) (NBC - NO ACCESS USA/CNN/INTERNET) 4. VARIOUS TESTING OF THE NATIONAL MISSILE DEFENCE PROGRAMME/ MISSILES TAKING OFF (3 SHOTS) 0.49 WASHINGTON D.C, UNITED STATES (JANUARY 11, 2000) (POOL - ACCESS ALL) 5. MV: COMMITTEE MEMBERS AT HEARING 0.53 6. SCU: (SOUNDBITE) (English) RUMSFELD SAYING, "President-elect Bush is committed to a strong national defence and if confirmed one of our first task will be to undertake a comprehensive review of our national defence policy ...This review will be make sure we have a sound understanding of the state of the U.S. forces and their readiness to meet the 21st century security environment. We need to make sure we can develop, deploy and support a highly effective force capable of deterring and defending against new threats." 1.30 UNIDENTIFIED LOCATION (FILE) (NBC - NO ACCESS USA/CNN/INTERNET) 7. VARIOUS OF RUMSFELD WHILE DEFENCE SECRETARY DURING THE FORD ADMINISTRATION (3 SHOTS) 1.47 Initials Script is copyright Reuters Limited. All rights reserved
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  • Location: WASHINGTON DC, UNITED STATES
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  • Country: USA
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