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Notes on Nuclear War
198359 min 5 secFilm: Documentary
Direction: Tina Viljoen
Production: Tina ViljoenMichael BryansWilliam BrindJohn KramerBarrie Howells
Script: Gwynne Dyer
This film follows the development of the nuclear arms race from Hiroshima to the nuclear stalemate of today. It examines the Western military-industrial complex and its Warsaw Pact counterpart, and explains how the concept of "limited" nuclear war came to be. Notes on Nuclear War shows the devastating effect of nuclear bombs; American and Soviet physicians describe the medical consequences and the inability of their profession to cope with the casualties. Part six of the seven-part series War, hosted by Gwynne Dyer, examining the nature, evolution and consequences of modern warfare.
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Subject categories
- War, Conflict and Peace > MilitarismNuclear Age and the Cold WarPeace and Peacekeeping
Credits
- director
- Tina Viljoen
- editing
- Tina Viljoen
- producer
- Tina Viljoen
- Michael Bryans
- William Brind
- John Kramer
- executive producer
- Barrie Howells
- script
- Gwynne Dyer
- photography
- Douglas Kiefer
- Kent Nason
- Jean-Pierre Lachapelle
- Don Virgo
- Barry Perles
- sound
- Hans Oomes
- Bev Davidson
- Richard Besse
- sound editing
- Bill Graziadei
- re-recording
- Jean-Pierre Joutel
- music
- Larry Crosley
- host
- Gwynne Dyer
Awards
- Blue Ribbon Award - Category: Concerns and Controversies / The Arms Race Itinerant - American Film and Video Festival