Countdown to Zero

Producer Lawrence Bender on Countdown to Zero (AUDIO)

Jeff Rivera | Posted 05.25.2011

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Jeff Rivera

The world is going to end. We've heard it all before but in producer, Lawrence Bender's riveting new documentary, Countdown to Zero, it offers a sol...

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The Nuclear [Movie] Renaissance, or: Bad Idea, James Cameron

Rizwan Ladha | Posted 05.25.2011

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Rizwan Ladha

I'm noticing what might be a curious trend lately in Hollywood: movies are being made about nuclear weapons again.

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Countdown to Zero Neglects the Greatest Nuclear Danger of All

Tad Daley | Posted 05.25.2011

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Tad Daley

The nuclear-armed nations cannot continue to fantasize that starting a nuclear war could ever serve either their own national interests or the interests of the human community.

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ReThink Review: Countdown to Zero -- How I Learned to Start Worrying

Jonathan Kim | Posted 05.25.2011

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Jonathan Kim

America's willingness to use nuclear weapons poses one of the globe's biggest threats. As Countdown to Zero illustrates, it's time we take that threat off the table.

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Thoughts on the 65th Anniversary of Hiroshima Day

Lucy Walker | Posted 05.25.2011

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Lucy Walker

I fear that we might all be like the "walking ghosts" of Hiroshima -- having survived the initial attack, we are alive only by virtue of a ghoulish time lag between the onset of the nuclear period and the full realization of its horrific consequences.

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Nuclear Smuggling in the Former Soviet Union

Rizwan Ladha | Posted 05.25.2011

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Rizwan Ladha

The Caucasus region has become a hotbed of illicit trafficking in all manner of goods, from the everyday and mundane to the highly dangerous.

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Countdown to Zero: A Compelling Film With a Critical Message

Jonathan Granoff | Posted 05.25.2011

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Jonathan Granoff

The film's core message is compelling, effectively presented and unambiguous: the only way to address the nuclear threat of nuclear weapons is through their elimination.

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Feeling Powerless About Nuclear Weapons? Try "Zero"

Steven Crandell | Posted 05.25.2011

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Steven Crandell

Have you seen the new documentary Countdown to Zero? If not, get thee to a cinema post haste. You will see remarkable footage of one of the most interesting characters of the 20th century, J. Robert Oppenheimer.

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ReThink Interview: Lawrence Bender and Lucy Walker on Countdown to Zero and Nuclear Weapons

Jonathan Kim | Posted 05.25.2011

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Jonathan Kim

Why are nuclear weapons so far off our collective radars when they retain the potential to extinguish millions of lives -- if not all life on the planet -- in mere minutes?

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Our Song for the Global Zero Movement

BoDeans | Posted 05.25.2011

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BoDeans

Here's a song about extremism -- about the importance of finding a middle ground for the sake of humanity as a whole.2010-07-28-Screenshot20100728at1.50.29PM.png

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Take a Friend to the Movies -- Before It's Too Late

Steven Crandell | Posted 05.25.2011

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Steven Crandell

Heed my words. Go see Countdown To Zero. It will open your eyes to a nemesis that pretends to be a guard dog. There are still 23,000 nukes in the world, and they all have to go.

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'Countdown To Zero' Urges Lowering The Number Of World's Nukes...To Zero

HuffPost | Jonathan Daniel Harris | Posted 05.25.2011

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Do you know how many nuclear weapons there are in the world? What about the nations that have them? Further...how are those nukes protected? These are...

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Deepak Chopra Gathers Experts To Discuss The Path To A Nuclear-Free World (VIDEO)

The Huffington Post | Meghan Neal | Posted 11.17.2011

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Deepak Chopra discussed the threat of nuclear weapons and the road to disarmament with a few high-profile guests Monday, during a special edition of h...

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START-ing the "Countdown to Zero"

Andrea Jimenez Rael | Posted 05.25.2011

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Andrea Jimenez Rael

Ever since the world first witnessed the blossoming of the mushroom cloud we've been living a constant nightmare of international terrorism. Demonstra...

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'Countdown To Zero' FILM: Musicians Unite To Support Elimination Of Nuclear Weapons, START Treaty (VIDEO)

Posted 05.25.2011

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Musicians of all stripes are coming out to support the new film "Countdown to Zero," which documents the rise of nuclear weapons and advocates the urg...

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Countdown to Zero: Investigating Our Most Urgent Security Threat

Lawrence Bender | Posted 05.25.2011

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Lawrence Bender

My hope is that my new movie Countdown to Zero will not only make people aware of the threat of nuclear weapons, but will also help create the political will necessary to ensure that the Senate ratifies the New START treaty.

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