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Des Ball and his long history with Pine Gap

2024/7/25
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A new documentary looks at the important career of military analyst Des Ball who kept Australia informed for over 50 years about the changing role of the US military and intelligence facility at Pine Gap.

Guests:

John Hughes, director of the documentary Twilight Time: Des Ball the man who saved the world which is appearing at the Melbourne International Film Festival)

Richard Tanter: Senior Research Associate, Nautilus Institute and former President of the Australian board of the International Campaign for the Abolition of Nuclear Weapons (ICAN))