This film records a lecture given to students by outspoken nuclear critic, Dr. Helen Caldicott, president of Physicians for Social Responsibility in the United States. Her message is clear: disarmament cannot be postponed. Archival film footage of the bombing of Hiroshima and images of its survivors seven months after the attack heighten the urgency of her message: namely, that unless we shake off our indifference and work to prevent nuclear war, we stand a slim chance of surviving the 20th century.
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ACMI Identifier
015638
Language
English
Subject categories
Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → Hiroshima (Japan) - Bombardment, 1945
Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → Nuclear disarmament
Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → Nuclear warfare
Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → Nuclear warfare - Social aspects
Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → Nuclear weapons
Documentary → Documentary films - Canada
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Antinuclear movement
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Nuclear disarmament
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Nuclear warfare - Social aspects
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Political science
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)
16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)
16mm film; Preservation Print (Section 5)