Films on the arms race
Films convey the historical perspectives, the biographical stories, the insights of the participants, and the horror of nuclear war - far better than can any physicist. While films are not very efficient for covering details, derivation, or numbers, they can not be beaten in showing what really happens in a nuclear explosion, in getting across general concepts, in illustrating the parameters of a problem, and the problem itself. Most importantly, films and TV can reach the people who must be informed about these issues if we are to resolve the problems. The author points out how films can contribute to an understanding of the issues of the arms race and nuclear war, with references to specific films. An annotated bibliography of 37 films is then presented.
- Research Organization:
- Mansfield State Coll., PA
- OSTI ID:
- 6103854
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-830463-
- Journal Information:
- AIP Conf. Proc.; (United States), Vol. 104; Conference: American Physical Society spring meeting, Balitmore, MD, USA, 18 Apr 1983
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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