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Avoiding Armageddon [digital videodisc] : our future, our choice / a production of Ted Turner Documentaries in association with Turner Foundation, Inc. ; WETA, Washington, DC.

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[Alexandria, Va.] : PBS Home Video, [2004]

Weapons of mass destruction -- Social aspects.

Nuclear weapons.

Chemical weapons.

Biological weapons.

Nuclear nonproliferation.

Biological arms control.

Chemical arms control.

Terrorism -- Prevention.

4 videodiscs (ca. 480 min.) : sd., b&w with col. ; 4 3/4 in.

Widescreen version.

disc 1. Silent killers : poisons & plagues -- disc 2. Nuclear nightmares : losing control -- disc 3. The new face of terror : upping the ante -- disc 4. Confronting terrorism : turning the tide.

Disc one examines the historical context of biological and chemical weapons, and provides interviews with victims who survived biological or chemical weapons attacks. Disc two discusses past and present nuclear dangers. Explores the myth that the end of the Cold War decreased the threat of a nuclear holocaust. Contends that unsecured nuclear weapons stockpiles, increased nuclear proliferation, and growing international terrorism has greatly increased the threat of nuclear attacks. Disc three explores the links between terrorism and these weapons. Visits various places around the world to see what factors lead people to become terrorists and what could be done to prevent this. Disc four examines the concept of "homeland security" as well as some of the proactive programs around the world that attempt to change the environments that breed terrorism and instability.

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