Nuclear Power in World Politics (1966)

Synopsis

This color educational film is about nuclear weapons in the world, what countries have them, and the possibilities of them being used. Copyright is 1966. Opening titles: Nuclear Power in World Politics (:06-:18). NORAD in the NORAD Cheyenne Mountain Complex in Colorado. A screen has a portion of the United States circled. Chet Huntley, an NBC news correspondent, talks from inside NORAD. A man on the phone, computer buttons are pressed. 830 missiles are at the ready. 600 B-52 long range jet bombers, a bomber takes off. 54 Titan 2 missiles, a missile is fired. 34 Nuclear submarines in the oceans, each has 16 missiles. A compass, eyes, numbers, a clock, a finger presses the 'fire' button. Soviet Union, a parade of people watches as the military rolls out the weaponry. Unofficial reports state that the Soviet Union has: 270 intercontinental missiles. Moscow correspondent speaks (:19-2:26). Great Britain. A Victor/Vulcan bomber rolls down the runway. It takes off into the sky. Denis Healey, British Secretary of State for Defense from 1964 to 1970 and Chancellor of the Exchequer from 1974 to 1979, speaks. February 1960, France exploded a nuclear missile in the Algerian desert. Huge clouds of fire. Pierre Messmer, French Minister speaks. Paris correspondent speaks on France and nuclear weaponry. Physicist Ralph Lapp speaks on poor countries creating an atomic bomb. He shows a diagram on a chalk board and explains how a bomb can be converted to become more dangerous (2:27-6:27).…

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18 minutes

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Ephemeral Films

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