Episode
60 Minutes: Pegasus, Plastic Plague
Overview
The CEO of Israeli spyware-maker NSO on fighting terror, Khashoggi murder, and Saudi Arabia; and, cleaning up the plastic in the ocean.
Details
- Series
- 60 Minutes
- Season
- Season 51
- Episode
- Episode 46
- Air date
- 2019-08-18
- Runtime
- 44 min
Episode context
Pegasus, Plastic Plague is Episode 46 in Season 51 of 60 Minutes. It aired on 2019-08-18. The runtime is 44 min.
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