The race for global and spacial dominance asserts itself in the form of armaments and their destructive capabilities. This animated film’s symbolic message poses a frightening problem: Is there hope for peaceful atomic applications or are nations so obsessed with destruction as a token of aggrandisement that the call for peace is merely a mushroom-cloud transparency?
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Collection
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Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
322943
Language
English
Subject categories
Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → Arms race
Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → Atomic bomb
Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → Nuclear warfare - Social aspects
Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → Nuclear weapons
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Arms race
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Nuclear warfare - Social aspects
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)
16mm film; Preservation Print (Section 5)
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)