Countdown to Zero

Overview

Although the Cold War is behind us, the threat of nuclear disaster remains very real. Director Lucy Walker discusses the invention of the atomic bomb and brings the story into the present day, examining the possibility of nuclear calamity under the categories of "Madness," "Accident" and "Miscalculation." With narration by Gary Oldman, the film includes a hypothetical sequence of a nuclear explosion in New York City's Times Square, timed to coincide with the New Year's Eve countdown.

Director: Lucy Walker

Cast

Gary Oldman

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Graham Allison

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James Baker III

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Bruce Blair

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Tony Blair

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Zbigniew Brzezinski

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Matthew Bunn

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Richard Burt

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Jimmy Carter

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Mike Chinoy

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