THE STRANGEST DREAM - TRAILER

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The Strangest Dream tells the story of Joseph Rotblat, the history of nuclear weapons and the efforts of the Pugwash Conferences on Science and World Affairs which he founded to halt nuclear proliferation.

Nuclear physicist Joseph Rotblat was branded a traitor and spy after walking away from the Manhattan Project, builders of the first atomic bomb. But, with Bertrand Russell, he went on to help create the modern peace movement, and eventually to win the Nobel Peace Prize.

The film takes us from the site of the first nuclear test, in New Mexico, to Cairo, where contemporary Pugwash scientists meet under the cloud of nuclear proliferation, and to Hiroshima, where we see survivors of the first atomic attack. Featuring interviews with contemporaries of Rotblat's, members of the Pugwash movement, and passionate public figures including Senator Roméo Dallaire, The Strangest Dream demonstrates the renewed threat of nuclear weapons, while encouraging hope through the example of morally engaged scientists and citizens.

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Film & Animation

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• Documentary
• Joseph
• Rotblat
• nuclear
• weapons
• Pugwash
• Conferences
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• Science
• and
• World
• Affairs
• Manhattan
• Project

[anutarasamyat]

sorry ... the largest bomb ever exploded was dropped by the Russians. They called it the Czar and it yielded somewhere in the vicinity of 250megatons. That wasn't awesome. That was, and still is, an abomination to the planet and to humanity.

[urit3]

All my Life, especially as a Child I Never wanted war or violence of any kind. Imagine when I hear of men who build bombs. Why Do you allow these men to do such things?? If me and you Didn't allow them the money to build these nightmares there would be No bombs!!

[911SHIZBO]

@urit3 who says anyone "allows" half the people who build bombs build them.

[dieper2dieper]

there is the paradox, you don't want to think of war and act like a kid.

well, somebody better protect you from other people or else your going to have war on your doorstep.

they need weapons to do that,and you payed for them. don't act like your not a part of this.

i would advise for you to view the "a few good men" speach from the movie.

just search : you can't handle the truth.

or even better view the whole thing.

now stop acting like a cry baby, grow up and face your responsebility.

[dieper2dieper]

yep, and now the arab states will turn like a leaf

because the new american führer is black.

yea right. america better understand that they have made mortal enemies.

these people won't just forget because america is in economic shit and wants to have another prozac dream about "yes we can".

i think the american dream is over and people

are waking up to the reality of things.

the american dream ? have some zoloft,

or even demerol, who cares ?

as long as you got your head up your ass right ?

[dieper2dieper]

no, were worse than animals.

after the "fall"of comunistic russia the biggest enemy was and still is.... america.

you can't pull out of arabia,

what about all those people you made friend with ? you'll be leaving them to die in a most horrible way. is that how america treats friends ? yes they do.

after making a mess of things america will walk away from it's own shit and leave

more chaos than ever before.

i hope your happy.

[Rusvi1]

humanity is at the end...to bad we all have to be here when shit hits the fan...

[Ponezorg]

WTH bujoun? yeah we are human but we are not animals, its people like you who say "we need weapons because the crazy people out there are going to attack us if we dont have them"...last time i checked having the biggest army didnt stop 911 bud...and we still havnt caught Osama bin laden....So look i gotta plan U republicans had ur 8 yrs to trash America now its our turn to pull us outta this sh#t hole BRING THE TROOPS HOME OBAMA they are making the middle east extremely unstable

[ibphotos]

Generally accepted 57 megatons yield on the Czar Bomba. Google it and check it out. THe shock wave circled the earth 7 times. Nuclear explosions are awesome to behold, but the consequences are beyond dire.

[joeyjoef]

I dont think it was that big, more in the vicinity of 50-100 megatons I think.