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Decisive Weapons
Country of originUnited Kingdom
No. of series2
No. of episodes12
Production
ProducerMartin Davidson
Original release
NetworkBBC Two
Release1996 (1996) –
1997 (1997)
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Decisive Weapons is a television series made by the BBC in association with the US channel A&E.[1] It ran for two years airing on BBC2 in the UK from 1996 to 1997.

The series was devised and produced by Martin Davidson who also co-wrote the book Decisive Weapons with series researcher Adam Levy.[2]

  1. ^ "BBC Two – Decisive Weapons – Episode guide".
  2. ^ Davidson, Martin Peter; Levy, Adam (1996). Decisive Weapons: The Technology that Transformed Warfare. ISBN 978-0563387688.

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