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60 Minutes, Zero Alert
produced by Leslie Cockburn, 1952-, Columbia Broadcasting System, in 60 Minutes (New York, NY: Columbia Broadcasting System, 1998), 14 mins
This segment discusses the disarmament problems involved with the nuclear weapons aimed at the U.S. and Russia left over after the end of the Cold War. The decision time for leaders to decide if a missile launched from any location may be headed toward their country is only a few minutes. There is no way to disarm...
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produced by Leslie Cockburn, 1952-, Columbia Broadcasting System, in 60 Minutes (New York, NY: Columbia Broadcasting System, 1998), 14 mins
Description
This segment discusses the disarmament problems involved with the nuclear weapons aimed at the U.S. and Russia left over after the end of the Cold War. The decision time for leaders to decide if a missile launched from any location may be headed toward their country is only a few minutes. There is no way to disarm after the retaliatory attack is launched. Sen. Sam Nunn discusses ways to deactivate the warhead or to increase the amount of time nee...
This segment discusses the disarmament problems involved with the nuclear weapons aimed at the U.S. and Russia left over after the end of the Cold War. The decision time for leaders to decide if a missile launched from any location may be headed toward their country is only a few minutes. There is no way to disarm after the retaliatory attack is launched. Sen. Sam Nunn discusses ways to deactivate the warhead or to increase the amount of time needed to launch in order to prevent a disastrous mistake. Steve Kroft reports.
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Field of Study
Media Studies
Content Type
News story
Contributor
Leslie Cockburn, 1952-, Columbia Broadcasting System
Author / Creator
Steve Kroft, 1945-
Date Published / Released
1998-02-08
Publisher
Columbia Broadcasting System
Series
60 Minutes
Speaker / Narrator
Sam Nunn, 1938-
Person Discussed
Sam Nunn, 1938-
Topic / Theme
International relations, Nuclear weapons, Disarmament, Cold War, 1945-1989, Political and Social Movements, War and Violence
Copyright Message
Copyright © 1998 by Columbia Broadcasting System
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60 Minutes, The Pollards
produced by Richard Bonin, fl. 1993, Columbia Broadcasting System; interview by Mike Wallace, 1918-2012, in 60 Minutes (New York, NY: Columbia Broadcasting System, 1998), 15 mins
Mike Wallace interviews Jonathan Pollard, an American serving life in prison for spying on the U.S. for Israel, and his wife, Anne, convicted as an accomplice. Pollard, a former Naval intelligence analyst, admitted his guilt but calls his stiff sentence 'political vengeance.'
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produced by Richard Bonin, fl. 1993, Columbia Broadcasting System; interview by Mike Wallace, 1918-2012, in 60 Minutes (New York, NY: Columbia Broadcasting System, 1998), 15 mins
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Mike Wallace interviews Jonathan Pollard, an American serving life in prison for spying on the U.S. for Israel, and his wife, Anne, convicted as an accomplice. Pollard, a former Naval intelligence analyst, admitted his guilt but calls his stiff sentence 'political vengeance.'
Field of Study
Media Studies
Content Type
News story
Contributor
Richard Bonin, fl. 1993, Columbia Broadcasting System
Author / Creator
Mike Wallace, 1918-2012
Date Published / Released
1998-06-28
Publisher
Columbia Broadcasting System
Series
60 Minutes
Person Discussed
Jonathan Pollard, 1954-
Topic / Theme
Spies, International relations, Prison sentences, Espionage, Political and Social Movements
Copyright Message
Copyright © 1998 by Columbia Broadcasting System
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60 Minutes, The Power Behind The Throne?
produced by Wayne Nelson, fl. 2004 and Marina Komarecki, fl. 1999, Columbia Broadcasting System; interview by Dan Rather, 1931-, in 60 Minutes (New York, NY: Columbia Broadcasting System, 1999), 11 mins
Dan Rather's interview with Marina Markovic, wife and principal advisor of Slobodan Milosevic. Ms Markovic denies that Serbia is guilty of ethnic cleansing and other atrocities in Kosovo, and claims that Yugoslavia is merely defending its territory. She accuses U.S. President Clinton of using the age-old ethnic di...
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produced by Wayne Nelson, fl. 2004 and Marina Komarecki, fl. 1999, Columbia Broadcasting System; interview by Dan Rather, 1931-, in 60 Minutes (New York, NY: Columbia Broadcasting System, 1999), 11 mins
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Dan Rather's interview with Marina Markovic, wife and principal advisor of Slobodan Milosevic. Ms Markovic denies that Serbia is guilty of ethnic cleansing and other atrocities in Kosovo, and claims that Yugoslavia is merely defending its territory. She accuses U.S. President Clinton of using the age-old ethnic differences in Yugoslavia as an excuse to destroy her country.
Field of Study
Media Studies
Content Type
News story, Interview
Contributor
Wayne Nelson, fl. 2004, Marina Komarecki, fl. 1999, Columbia Broadcasting System
Author / Creator
Dan Rather, 1931-, Lesley Stahl, 1941-
Date Published / Released
1999-05-02
Publisher
Columbia Broadcasting System
Series
60 Minutes
Person Discussed
Mirjana Marković, 1942-, William Jefferson Clinton, 1946-, Slobodan Milošević, 1941-2006
Topic / Theme
International relations, Ethnic cleansing, Kosovo War, 1998-1999, War and Violence
Copyright Message
Copyright © 1999 by Columbia Broadcasting System
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60 Minutes, The China Connection
produced by Richard Greenberg, fl. 1999, Columbia Broadcasting System, in 60 Minutes (New York, NY: Columbia Broadcasting System, 1999), 14 mins
Steve Kroft reports on how the United States has made it easy for China to obtain their information on nuclear weapons development.
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produced by Richard Greenberg, fl. 1999, Columbia Broadcasting System, in 60 Minutes (New York, NY: Columbia Broadcasting System, 1999), 14 mins
Description
Steve Kroft reports on how the United States has made it easy for China to obtain their information on nuclear weapons development.
Field of Study
Media Studies
Content Type
News story
Contributor
Richard Greenberg, fl. 1999, Columbia Broadcasting System
Author / Creator
Steve Kroft, 1945-
Date Published / Released
1999-06-06
Publisher
Columbia Broadcasting System
Series
60 Minutes
Topic / Theme
International relations, International trade, Nuclear weapons, Science and Technology
Copyright Message
Copyright © 1999 by Columbia Broadcasting System
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60 Minutes, The Spy Game
produced by Andrew Wolff, fl. 2009-2014, Columbia Broadcasting System, in 60 Minutes (New York, NY: Columbia Broadcasting System, 2000), 13 mins
For several months last year, FBI agents followed Stanislav Gusev very closely. They weren't sure what he was doing, but they had strong suspicions that he was up to something strange. Correspondent Jim Stewart reports on the latest chapter in the continuing spy story involving the U.S. and Russia.
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produced by Andrew Wolff, fl. 2009-2014, Columbia Broadcasting System, in 60 Minutes (New York, NY: Columbia Broadcasting System, 2000), 13 mins
Description
For several months last year, FBI agents followed Stanislav Gusev very closely. They weren't sure what he was doing, but they had strong suspicions that he was up to something strange. Correspondent Jim Stewart reports on the latest chapter in the continuing spy story involving the U.S. and Russia.
Date Written / Recorded
2000-01-31
Field of Study
Media Studies
Content Type
News story
Contributor
Andrew Wolff, fl. 2009-2014, Columbia Broadcasting System
Author / Creator
Jim Stewart, fl. 1969, Scott Pelley, 1957-
Date Published / Released
2000-01-31
Publisher
Columbia Broadcasting System
Series
60 Minutes
Topic / Theme
International relations, Spies, Espionage, Political and Social Movements
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2000 by Columbia Broadcasting System
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60 Minutes, The Killing Zone
produced by Randall Joyce, fl. 1999-2015, Columbia Broadcasting System, in 60 Minutes (New York, NY: Columbia Broadcasting System, 2000), 12 mins
You couldn't really avoid the Middle East this week. The pope was in Israel, Jordan and Palestine. President Clinton was talking to Syrian President Assad. What you didn't see on your screens was the war going on in southern Lebanon. It's been going on for more than 20 years. Bob Simon reports for 60 Minutes II.
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produced by Randall Joyce, fl. 1999-2015, Columbia Broadcasting System, in 60 Minutes (New York, NY: Columbia Broadcasting System, 2000), 12 mins
Description
You couldn't really avoid the Middle East this week. The pope was in Israel, Jordan and Palestine. President Clinton was talking to Syrian President Assad. What you didn't see on your screens was the war going on in southern Lebanon. It's been going on for more than 20 years. Bob Simon reports for 60 Minutes II.
Date Written / Recorded
2000-03-27
Field of Study
Media Studies
Content Type
News story
Contributor
Randall Joyce, fl. 1999-2015, Columbia Broadcasting System
Author / Creator
Bob Simon, 1941-2015
Date Published / Released
2000-03-27
Publisher
Columbia Broadcasting System
Series
60 Minutes
Topic / Theme
International relations, War, War and Violence
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2000 by Columbia Broadcasting System
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60 Minutes, Jiang Zemin (Part One)
produced by Robert G. Anderson, fl. 2000, Columbia Broadcasting System; interview by Mike Wallace, 1918-2012, in 60 Minutes (New York, NY: Columbia Broadcasting System, 2000), 13 mins
Mike Wallace interviews the President of the People's Republic of China Jiang Zemin about China and China's relations with the United States. This is part one.
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produced by Robert G. Anderson, fl. 2000, Columbia Broadcasting System; interview by Mike Wallace, 1918-2012, in 60 Minutes (New York, NY: Columbia Broadcasting System, 2000), 13 mins
Description
Mike Wallace interviews the President of the People's Republic of China Jiang Zemin about China and China's relations with the United States. This is part one.
Field of Study
Media Studies
Content Type
News story, Interview
Contributor
Robert G. Anderson, fl. 2000, Columbia Broadcasting System
Author / Creator
Mike Wallace, 1918-2012
Date Published / Released
2000-09-03
Publisher
Columbia Broadcasting System
Series
60 Minutes
Person Discussed
Zemin Jiang, 1926-
Topic / Theme
International relations, Government, Heads of state, Political and Social Movements, Chinese
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2000 by Columbia Broadcasting System
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60 Minutes, Boris Yeltsin
produced by Robert G. Anderson, fl. 2000, Columbia Broadcasting System; interview by Mike Wallace, 1918-2012, in 60 Minutes (New York, NY: Columbia Broadcasting System, 2000), 13 mins
Mike Wallace interviews Boris Yeltsin, the former Russian president, about the new Russia.
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produced by Robert G. Anderson, fl. 2000, Columbia Broadcasting System; interview by Mike Wallace, 1918-2012, in 60 Minutes (New York, NY: Columbia Broadcasting System, 2000), 13 mins
Description
Mike Wallace interviews Boris Yeltsin, the former Russian president, about the new Russia.
Field of Study
Media Studies
Content Type
News story, Interview
Contributor
Robert G. Anderson, fl. 2000, Columbia Broadcasting System
Author / Creator
Mike Wallace, 1918-2012
Date Published / Released
2000-10-06
Publisher
Columbia Broadcasting System
Series
60 Minutes
Person Discussed
Boris Nikolayevich Yeltsin, 1931-2007
Topic / Theme
International relations, Economic conditions, Democracy, Political and Social Movements, Russians
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2010 by Columbia Broadcasting System
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60 Minutes, Sorry About That
produced by Draggan Mihailovich, fl. 1994-2015, Columbia Broadcasting System, in 60 Minutes (New York, NY: Columbia Broadcasting System, 2000), 14 mins
Twenty years after the Iran hostage crisis where a group of protesting Iranian students took over the US embassy in Tehran and held American diplomats hostage, Iran is trying to reestablish relations with the US.
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produced by Draggan Mihailovich, fl. 1994-2015, Columbia Broadcasting System, in 60 Minutes (New York, NY: Columbia Broadcasting System, 2000), 14 mins
Description
Twenty years after the Iran hostage crisis where a group of protesting Iranian students took over the US embassy in Tehran and held American diplomats hostage, Iran is trying to reestablish relations with the US.
Date Written / Recorded
2000
Field of Study
Media Studies
Content Type
News story
Contributor
Draggan Mihailovich, fl. 1994-2015, Columbia Broadcasting System
Author / Creator
Bob Simon, 1941-2015
Date Published / Released
2000
Publisher
Columbia Broadcasting System
Series
60 Minutes
Topic / Theme
International relations, Iranian Hostage Crisis, 1979-1981, Political and Social Movements
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2000 by Columbia Broadcasting System
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60 Minutes, Schneider V. Kissinger
produced by Michael H. Gavshon, fl. 1999-2013 and Solly Granatstein, fl. 2001-2016, Columbia Broadcasting System, in 60 Minutes (New York, NY: Columbia Broadcasting System, 2001), 15 mins
60 Minutes has learned that the family of a murdered Chilean general plans to file a lawsuit seeking damages against Henry Kissinger for his alleged role in the death of Gen. Rene Schneider, the commander of the Chilean Army who was killed by kidnappers in 1970. Citing recently declassified government documents, t...
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produced by Michael H. Gavshon, fl. 1999-2013 and Solly Granatstein, fl. 2001-2016, Columbia Broadcasting System, in 60 Minutes (New York, NY: Columbia Broadcasting System, 2001), 15 mins
Description
60 Minutes has learned that the family of a murdered Chilean general plans to file a lawsuit seeking damages against Henry Kissinger for his alleged role in the death of Gen. Rene Schneider, the commander of the Chilean Army who was killed by kidnappers in 1970. Citing recently declassified government documents, the civil suit is expected to claim that the CIA supported a kidnapping plot which led to the death of the Chilean general. The CIA's su...
60 Minutes has learned that the family of a murdered Chilean general plans to file a lawsuit seeking damages against Henry Kissinger for his alleged role in the death of Gen. Rene Schneider, the commander of the Chilean Army who was killed by kidnappers in 1970. Citing recently declassified government documents, the civil suit is expected to claim that the CIA supported a kidnapping plot which led to the death of the Chilean general. The CIA's support for the kidnapping was part of a larger effort by the Agency to instigate a coup in Chile - an objective ordered by President Nixon and overseen by Kissinger. Bob Simon reports.
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Date Written / Recorded
2001-09-09
Field of Study
Media Studies
Content Type
News story
Contributor
Michael H. Gavshon, fl. 1999-2013, Solly Granatstein, fl. 2001-2016, Columbia Broadcasting System
Author / Creator
Bob Simon, 1941-2015
Date Published / Released
2001-09-09
Publisher
Columbia Broadcasting System
Series
60 Minutes
Person Discussed
René Schneider, 1913-1970, Richard Milhous Nixon, 1913-1994, Henry Kissinger, 1923-
Topic / Theme
International relations, Coup d'etat, Trials and litigation, War and Violence, Political and Social Movements
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2001 by Columbia Broadcasting System
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