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Item Title
How Much Is Secrecy Hurting the U.S.?
Collection TitleFiring Line broadcast records
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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Language(s)
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.
Collection Guidehttps://oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/kt6m3nc88c
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