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  1. 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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  2. 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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  3. Countdown to Zero (2011)

    Director
    Lucy Walker
    Subject
    Social Studies
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 92 minutes), £9.99

    Leading politicians and political analysts including Jimmy Carter, Tony Blair, Valerie Plame Wilson, Mikhail Gorbachev and Zbigniew Brzezinski discuss the threat posed by nuclear weapons in the 21st century...

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  4. 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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  5. 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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  6. Backs to the Blast (1982 Film)

    Director
    Harry Bardwell
    Subject
    Engineering; Physics
    Distribution
    Film (16mm)

    A documentary history of the nuclear industry in South Australia which examines the dangers of radiation. Incorporates rare archival footage and contemporary interviews with workers, scientists, politicians...

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  7. Bomb, The (1980 Video)

    Director
    Francis Gerard
    Producer
    Michael Deakin; Frank Smith
    Subject
    History
    Distribution
    Film (16mm)

    The implications of the escalating nuclear arms race. Moves from the ‘Hibakusha’ (survivors of Hiroshima and Nagasaki) in Japan to the computerised weapons systems of the US military, as it traces the...

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  8. Eight Minutes to Midnight (1981 Film)

    Subject
    Environmental science
    Distribution
    Film (16mm)

    The story of Dr Helen Caldicott’s struggle to inform and arouse the public about the medical dangers of the nuclear threat, and how she fits this in with family commitments. Shows her tour of Australia,...

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  9. 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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  10. 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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