Nuclear Countdown
- Synopsis
- Traces the history of the nuclear arms race from 1945 and looks at attempts to control the use of atomic energy for peaceful ends. Documents continuing international efforts at control and explains the dangers of both vertical and horizontal proliferation. Shows scenes of nuclear experiments from several countries from which filmed records of such events are not seen frequently.
- Language
- English
- Country
- Great Britain
- Medium
- Film; Film. 16mm. sd. col. 27 min.
- Technical information
- Black-and-white / Sound
- Year of production
- 1978
- Availability
- Hire
- Uses
- First or second year international politics, American politics, East-West relations, war or peace studies.*
- Subjects
- Politics & government
- Keywords
- arms control; nuclear weapons
Credits
- Director
- Ramakantha Sarma
Distribution Formats
- Type
- Film
- Format
- 16mm
Production Company
- Name
United Nations
Distributor
- Name
Concord Media
- sales@concordmedia.org.uk
- Web
- http://www.concordmedia.org.uk/ External site opens in new window
- Phone
- 01473 726 012
- Address
- Rosehill Centre
22 Hines Road
Ipswich
IP3 9BG - Notes
- A long-established, not-for-profit organisation with a large collection DVDs, specialising in the sectors of general and mental health, child care, race relations, war and peace, addictions, the third world, ecology, civil rights, personal relationships, educational issues, and social work training. Concord also handles titles made for the Graves Medical Audio-visual Library. Sale on DVD. Formerly known as Concord Video and Film Council. In 2014 Concord began to offer selected films as Video on Demand, via Vimeo.
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