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Wake up call: review of “Countdown to Zero”

…Nuclear weapons are supposed to be a deterrent. They are supposed to keep us safe. But that’s crap.

Take a Friend to the Movies — Before It’s Too Late, Steven Crandell, 23 July 2010, “………. They are designed to kill civilians in cities, to wipe out families, neighborhoods and communities. Yes, nuclear weapons bring influence and power. Small wonder that the number of countries that have them — or seek to have them — keeps growing. (Read about Myanmar, anyone?)….
But this movie isn’t a docu-horror flick. Along with an insightful description of the problem, this savvy, artful film sets out a solution: zero nuclear weapons. It challenges us to care enough to demand zero from our governments.

You see, the movie unmasks the big lie about nuclear weapons — that they protect us. In fact, our security comes from the elimination of these weapons. And yes, a world convention on nuclear weapons would be necessary to achieve that…

our complacency puts us all at risk.

This risk is the subject of Countdown to Zero, which uses a quote from President John F. Kennedy in 1961 as a way to look at our nuclear vulnerability.

“Today, every inhabitant of this planet must contemplate the day when this planet may no longer be habitable. Every man, woman and child lives under a nuclear sword of Damocles, hanging by the slenderest of threads, capable of being cut at any moment by accident, or miscalculation, or by madness. The weapons of war must be abolished before they abolish us.”

Steven Crandell: Take a Friend to the Movies — Before It’s Too Late

July 28, 2010 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | general | antinuclear, nuclear, nuclear spin, nuclear weapons