60 Minutes Firing Back/Lies/Weapons of Mass Destruction (Season 35, Episode 32)
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Firing Back/Lies/Weapons of Mass Destruction (Season 35, Episode 32)

TV-PG

TV Episode | Documentary, News

"Firing Back' talks to a gun industry whistle-blower who says that gun manufacturers should do more to keep their products out of the hands of criminals. "Lies" interviews former New Republic journalist Stephen Glass who was fired after ...See more"Firing Back' talks to a gun industry whistle-blower who says that gun manufacturers should do more to keep their products out of the hands of criminals. "Lies" interviews former New Republic journalist Stephen Glass who was fired after faking several articles for the magazine. "Clinton & Dole" talk about crime in the United States. "Weapons of Mass Destruction" investigates the danger posed by germs from old Soviet Union's biological weapons laboratories. "Andy Rooney" talks about junk email. See less

Producers

Trevor Nelson (segments: Lies) | Michael Radutzky (segments: Firing Back) | Andrew Tkach (segments: Weapons of Mass Destruction)

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Edit Released

Updated May 11, 2003

Release date

May 11, 2003 (United States)

Awards

Series awards

133 wins & 337 nominations

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Cast	+ Add Cast
26 cast members

Name	Known for
Bob Simon Self - Host Self - Host See fewer	60 Minutes (1968)
Ed Bradley Self - Correspondent (segment "Firing Back") Self - Correspondent (segment "Firing Back") See fewer	60 Minutes (1968)
Bob Ricker Self - Former NRA Lawyer (segment "Firing Back") Self - Former NRA Lawyer (segment "Firing Back") See fewer	60 Minutes (1968)
Lawrence Keane Self - Vice President, National Shooting Sports Foundation (segment "Firing Back") Self - Vice President, National Shooting Sports Foundation (segment "Firing Back") See fewer	America Reports (2021)
David Lemongello Self - Police Officer (segment "Firing Back") Self - Police Officer (segment "Firing Back") See fewer	60 Minutes (1968)
Ken McGuire Self - Police Officer (segment "Firing Back") Self - Police Officer (segment "Firing Back") See fewer	60 Minutes (1968)
Steve Kroft Self - Correspondent (segment "Lies") Self - Correspondent (segment "Lies") See fewer	Small Time Crooks (2000)
Stephen Glass Self - Former Journalist (segment "Lies") Self - Former Journalist (segment "Lies") See fewer	60 Minutes (1968)
Leon Wieseltier Self - Literary Editor, The New Republic (segment "Lies") Self - Literary Editor, The New Republic (segment "Lies") See fewer	The Sopranos (1999)
George W. Bush Self - President (segment "Lies") (archive footage) Self - President (segment "Lies") (archive footage) See fewer	Journeys with George (2002)
Charles Lane Self - Former Executive Editor, The New Republic (segment "Lies") Self - Former Executive Editor, The New Republic (segment "Lies") See fewer	Media Buzz (2013)
Mike Wallace Self - Host Self - Host See fewer	60 Minutes (1968)
Bill Clinton Self - Debater (segment "Clinton & Dole") Self - Debater (segment "Clinton & Dole") See fewer	The Great Irish Potato Famine
Bob Dole Self - Debater (segment "Clinton & Dole") Self - Debater (segment "Clinton & Dole") See fewer	Mr. & Mrs. Bridge (1990)
Christiane Amanpour Self - Correspondent (segment "Weapons of Mass Destruction") Self - Correspondent (segment "Weapons of Mass Destruction") See fewer	Zoolander 2 (2016)
Bakhityar Suleimenov Self - Scientist (segment "Weapons of Mass Destruction") Self - Scientist (segment "Weapons of Mass Destruction") See fewer	60 Minutes (1968)
Sam Nunn Self - Former Senator (segment "Weapons of Mass Destruction") Self - Former Senator (segment "Weapons of Mass Destruction") See fewer	Turmoil & Triumph: The George Shultz Years (2010)
Richard Lugar Self - Senator, Indiana (segment "Weapons of Mass Destruction") Self - Senator, Indiana (segment "Weapons of Mass Destruction") See fewer	Janie (1963)
Richard Nixon Self - President (segment "Weapons of Mass Destruction") (archive footage) Self - President (segment "Weapons of Mass Destruction") (archive footage) See fewer	Frost/Nixon (2008)
Pyoter Burgasov Self - General (segment "Weapons of Mass Destruction") Self - General (segment "Weapons of Mass Destruction") See fewer	60 Minutes (1968)
Igor Domaradsky Self - Scientist (segment "Weapons of Mass Destruction") Self - Scientist (segment "Weapons of Mass Destruction") See fewer	60 Minutes (1968)
Seva Kisilev Self - Scientist (segment "Weapons of Mass Destruction") Self - Scientist (segment "Weapons of Mass Destruction") See fewer	60 Minutes (1968)
Peter Syeshnikov Self - Scientist (segment "Weapons of Mass Destruction") Self - Scientist (segment "Weapons of Mass Destruction") See fewer	60 Minutes (1968)
Duncan Hunter Self - Representative, California (segment "Weapons of Mass Destruction") Self - Representative, California (segment "Weapons of Mass Destruction") See fewer	60 Minutes (1968)
Anatoly Vorobiyev Self - General (segment "Weapons of Mass Destruction") Self - General (segment "Weapons of Mass Destruction") See fewer	60 Minutes (1968)
Andrew Rooney Self - Commentator (segment "Andy Rooney") Self - Commentator (segment "Andy Rooney") See fewer	60 Minutes (1968)