Episode

Horizon: Small Arms, Soft Targets

Name: Horizon: Small Arms, Soft Targets
Released: 1994-01-10
Duration: 60 min
Cast: Michael Mosley, Paul Vaughan, Alice Roberts, Hannah Fry, Richard Feynman

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Overview

Horizon brings you the international campaign to frame the laws of war by limiting the design and use of weapons aimed at "soft targets".

Details

Series: Horizon
Season: Season 31
Episode: Episode 1
Air date: 1994-01-10
Runtime: 60 min

Episode context

Small Arms, Soft Targets is Episode 1 in 1994 of Horizon. It aired on 1994-01-10. The runtime is 60 min.

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