At the Santa Fe New Mexico Opening of Countdown to Zero Wilson explains how she got involved with the film, how nuclear proliferation is an issue of national security, how nuclear weapons are not a deterrent against current threats and in fact contributes to that threat. She suggests that global nuclear disarmament may be difficult but is necessary as an eventual goal. The video was shot by John Witham for Nuclear Watch New Mexico, part of the CTZ Campaign Alliance.
An interview of Lawrence Bender by Rachel Maddow about the movie Countdown to Zero.
Moderated by Peter Galison, an authority on the history of nuclear weapons, this panel examines the need for action to prevent proliferation. The filmmakers also describe their strategy for ensuring that COUNTDOWN TO ZERO has as great an impact as their last joint production: AN INCONVENIENT TRUTH. Panelists include: PETER GALISON (moderator), filmmaker & University Professor, Harvard University; GRAHAM ALLISON, Professor of Government, Harvard Kennedy School; LAWRENCE BENDER, Producer; DIANE WEYERMANN, Executive Producer; VALERIE PLAME WILSON, former Covert Operations Officer, CIA.
Former CIA Covert Operations Officer Valerie Plame Wilson speaks about her involvement with the documentary film "Countdown to Zero," which was honored at the Gleitsman Social Change FIlm Forum at Harvard Kennedy School in 2010.
Lucy Walker, the director of COUNTDOWN TO ZERO, talks to Sharon Swart about fulfilling her dream of premiering a movie at the Cannes Film Festival. She made the film with Participant, and it'll be released through Magnolia. Lucy discusses about the extraordinary timing of the film, as the issues around nuclear weapons are currenly in the news, particularly around Iran, Pakistan, and North Korea. Be sure to text ZERO to 77177 to get campaign updates.
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A world without nuclear weapons, what a thought. 'Countdown to Zero' Producer Lawrence Bender explains the START Treaty will keep our country safer. This documentary calls for absolutely no nuclear weapons. He describes President Obama's leadership and effort. But the question still remains, how long it will take before all nuclear weapons will be eliminated.
Deepak Chopra hosts "The Road to Global Nuclear Disarmament: The Origin, the Evolution and the Future," a special edition of his weekly SIRIUS XM show on which Her Majesty Queen Noor of Jordan, former CIA Covert Operations Officer Valerie Plame Wilson, Academy Award-winning producer Lawrence Bender and Jonathan Granoff, President of the Global Security Institute. On the special, panelists offer extraordinary personal and professional insight and perspective on nuclear warfare, weapons, threats disarmament and related issues explored in the new documentary, "Countdown to Zero."
On July 16, 1945, the U.S. government tested their first nuclear bomb, led by J. Robert Oppenheimer. As the blast went off, Oppenheimer became aware not only the terrifying power of the nuclear bomb but also our inability to entirely comprehend the implications of this invention. His attempts to warn the public were silenced and ridiculed, though today, over 65 years later, his voice is a haunting reminder of our very real nuclear threat.
Featuring interviews from the documentary film "Countdown to Zero," this short is a look into the man who created the bomb...and a frightening new world. Find out more about the movie, and how you can demand a world without nuclear weapons, at TakePart.com/zero.
Produced by TakePart with Participant Media
Directed by Mariana Blanco at Hoodablah
Score by Austin Wintory
Featuring Grizelda by Yeasayer
Special Thanks to Lisa Remington, Susan Ricketts
Footage provided by:
Arnold Newman Collection/Getty Images, AP Image Source, BBC Motion Gallery, Corbis, Fish Films, Harvard University Archives, J. Robert Oppenheimer Memorial Committee, Lawrence Berkeley National Lab, Library of Congress, National Archives Records Administration, NBC News Archives , Paul Popper/Popperfoto/Getty Images, Streamline Films, Trinity and Beyond, VCE, Inc., World Security Institute
As the documentary "Countdown to Zero" on non-proliferation is screened at the Cannes Film Festival, RT talked to the consultant behind the movie on the global will to stop the spread of nuclear arms. Valerie Plame was a CIA agent whose mission was to fight the spread of nuclear arms. After her identity was exposed in a White House Scandal, she turned to film-making, yet retained the same ideals.
Title: Countdown to Zero
Release Date: May 2010
Genre: Documentary
Cast: Graham Allison, Zbigniew Brzezinski, Tony Blair, Mikhail Gorbachev, Ahmed Rashid
Director: Lucy Walker
Studio: Magnolia Pictures
Plot: A documentary about the escalating nuclear arms race.
