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How Much Is Secrecy Hurting the U.S.?
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Item Title How Much Is Secrecy Hurting the U.S.?
Guest Teller, Edward (1908-2003)
Host Buckley, William F., Jr. (1925-2008)
Date CreatedJune 15, 1982
Description

An exalting hour with the most humane of warriors, who says, "I have lived through two world wars. I don't want to live through a third one." In response to this show's title question, Dr. Teller contends that "Short-term secrets are both necessary and effective. A secret that is supposed to be kept for more than a year will not be a secret from our opponents, may be a secret from our allies, and will help to confuse the American people.... And since they are the decision-makers in this country, they have a need to know": to know, for example, exactly what might be done with anti-missile technology to really defend the country, as opposed to continuing with "an arms race of more and more of the same."

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Country of Origin
Place RecordedNew York City, New York, United States
DimensionsDuration: 60 minutes
FormatText
Medium television programs
Aspect Ratio
4:3
Color
color
Soundtrack
sound
Hoover IDProgram S0511
Record Number80040.753
NotesVideo available through special order.
RightsCopyright held by Stanford University. This copy is provided for educational and research purposes only. No publication, further reproduction, or reuse of copies, beyond fair use, may be made without the express written permission of the Hoover Institution Library & Archives on behalf of Stanford University.

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