Part 2 of 6
A Conversation with Historians of the Nuclear Age
Carla Ann Robbins (Wall Street Journal) moderates a panel discussion with three of today's most prominent historians of the nuclear age.
Featuring Pulitzer Prize winning author Richard Rhodes (The Making of the Atomic Bomb), Natural Resources Defense Council expert Robert Norris (Racing for the Bomb), and Yale University scholar and author Jonathan Schell (The Fate of the Earth).
In parts 1 through 3, each historian identifies explains his choice of "defining moments" of the nuclear age. In parts 3 through 6, Carla Ann Robbins moderates a discussion with all three panelists.
Live event coverage produced by Jon Lottman for the Carnegie Endowment. Recorded November 7, 2005, Washington, DC.
Media content © 2006 Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.
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Hard to believe Reagan hadnt seriously considered what nuclear war would mean until watching The Day After! How can a president be so naive? Frightening...
aaronsdavis 11 months ago
You know!! what is accomplished with all of this testosterone gone berserk nuclear arms race that was going on at that time?? Do any of these generals and cia wonks and government hacks ever sit down and REALLY REALLY think about what they are considering?? What policy is worth annihilating millions of people over? Both countries incinerated and the politicians emerge from blast bunkers to a waste land of death saying "Yeah but we sure showed them didn't we" Certifiable psychosis!!
roquefortfiles 1 year ago