Sitrep April 4th 2013

04/04/2013 30 min
Sitrep April 4th 2013

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Episode Synopsis


There’s warnings from UK and US commanders in Afghanistan ahead of the summer fighting season
 
And there’s concern in Pakistan as they head towards national elections
 
As America reacts to North Korea’s rhetoric just how seriously should we be taking the threat?
 
Plus:  the RAF celebrates 95 years – but what will the air force look like in the future?
 
 
PRESENTER:  Kate Gerbeau
STUDIO GUESTS:  BFBS’s defence analyst, Christopher Lee
 
 
OTHER INTERVIEWS:  
 
Forces News’ reporter James Hirst reporting from Camp Bastion
 
Jason Strother, a reporter based in Seoul, discussing the North Korean crisis
 
Air Marshall Sir John Walker –Chief of the Intelligence Staff from 1991 to 1994, discussing the Korean crisis and also talking about the RAF
 
Elizabeth Quintana – an expert in unmanned air vehicles and the use of space assets at the Royal United Services Institute, looking at the future of the RAF