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Command and Control of Nuclear Weapons, The (1986 Video)

Producer

Roger Penfound

Subject

Sociology

Distribution

OUT OF DISTRIBUTION, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 24 min.

The command and control of nuclear weapons systems in the USA has been at the centre of much debate about its ability to withstand a pre-emptive nuclear strike. Looks at some of the criticisms of the current...

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Media Screen Roundup - March 2013

Date

11 Apr 2013, 16:55

Author

Linda

Post Type

Post

The monthly roundup of film and television publications compiled by Simon Baker, Institute of Historical Research, & published here at the BUFVC by Linda Kaye. Simon: As befits the 50th anniversary of...

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View from Moscow, The (1986 Video)

Producer

Roger Penfound

Subject

History

Distribution

OUT OF DISTRIBUTION, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 25 min.

Gives the Soviet view of the nuclear weapons dilemma. Filmed in Moscow, it shows senior Soviet spokesmen, academics, journalists and military representation, talking about and responding to key issues in the...

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Hiroshima and Nagasaki: The Debate Continues (1986 Video)

Producer

Roger Penfound

Subject

Politics & government

Distribution

OUT OF DISTSRIBUTION, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 25 min.

Discusses the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki at the end of World War 2 and evaluates what lessons have been learnt to aid the understanding of nuclear weapons in society. Contrasts the size of the...

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Paris Difficiles, Les (1997 Video)

Producer

Nadia Bouzidi

Subject

French studies

Distribution

OUT OF DISTRIBUTION, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 21 min.

Looks at the history of France’s well-known attachment to nuclear energy and nuclear defence, and examines links between defence and energy in a nuclear context. Looks at the long-term consequences of...

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Assessing Soviet Nuclear Capability (1985 Video)

Producer

Roger Penfound

Subject

Politics & government

Distribution

OUT OF DISTRIBUTION, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 25 min.

The US intelligence community has come to rely increasingly on sophisticated technology to assess Soviet nuclear capabilities. The interpretation of data by the different branches of the intelligence...

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Keeping the Peace (1987 Film, Video)

aka: Peace Game, The

Director

John Selwyn Gilbert

Producer

Barry Palin

Subject

Politics & government

Distribution

Film (16mm)

Updated version of THE PEACE GAME. Puts forward official arguments for the retention of Britain’s nuclear weapons as a deterrent.*

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Weapons Procurement (1986 Video)

Producer

Roger Penfound

Subject

Politics & government

Distribution

OUT OF DISTRIBUTION, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 25 min.

If the development of armaments by the superpowers is to be managed, then it is necessary to understand the forces which drive it. Professor Graham Allison, of Harvard University, discusses two rival...

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Negotiating Arms Control (1986 Video)

Producer

Roger Penfound

Subject

Politics & government

Distribution

OUT OF DISTRIBUTION, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 25 min.

Explores the process of arms control negotiation from both a US and a Soviet perspective. Negotiators and observers from both sides discuss the difficulties that arise when opposing delegators negotiate...

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Nuclear Wasteland, The (1988 Video)

Producer

James Cutler

Subject

Technology

Distribution

out of distribution, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 53 min.

In the wake of the disaster at Chernobyl, Britain’s own nuclear industry is under renewed examination. The country’s secret weapons factories are scrutinised and controversial findings about the civil...

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