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 17 Jun 2003 @ 11:53, by Raymond PowersRed Alert: The Re-Emergence Of The Nuclear Threat World Link TV DishTV: Channel 9410 DirectTV: Channel 375 This week WorldLink presents a weeklong investigative and documentary exploration of the history of nuclear weapons and the present dangers inherent in today's nuclear environment. Never before has such a comprehensive collection of documentaries and investigative reports on the history and scope of today's nuclear realities been shown on television. Below are the highlights of this special week of programming: ............ THE ACTIVE OPPOSITION: THE NUCLEAR LULLABY - WHAT WE ARE NOT BEING TOLD LIVE CALL-IN Host Peter Coyote and studio guests discuss the nuclear threat in the post-Cold War age. The program will the explore the legacy of radiation and presents information which the U.S. government has not divulged on nuclear proliferation, the use of depleted uranium, and the storage hazards of nuclear waste. Also discussed are the international facets of the nuclear threat, including nuclear terrorism, the realities of a "Hindu" and "Islamic" nuclear bomb, the contamination of the environment, and the consequences of passing the unsolved burden of nuclear waste on to future generations. Call in your questions and comments to 1-866-848-0831. ............ DARK CIRCLE WORLDLINK PREMIERE A sobering look at the full scope and human impact of the Atomic Age, from the dropping of the first nuclear bombs on Japan to the present day perils of the hydrogen bomb factories and nuclear power. This updated version of the Emmy Award-winning film weaves dramatic personal stories of nuclear victims with previously classified footage of the secret world where nuclear bombs are tested and built. ............ THE WAR GAME A still shocking 1965 mock documentary about life in Kent, England during and after an atomic attack. The film shows firestorms, food riots, street executions, and radiation sickness. The BBC, which originally commissioned the film, refused to air it until 1985. ............ PAUL JACOBS AND THE NUCLEAR GANG WORLDLINK PREMIERE A poignant and potent documentary that exposes the government's suppression of the health hazards of low-level radiation. Paul Jacobs, a co-founder of Mother Jones magazine, was himself a victim of lung cancer which his doctors believe he contracted while he was investigating nuclear policies in 1957. He died before this film was completed. ............ THE NUCLEAR ICEBERG The possibility that terrorists could acquire a nuclear weapon to build a crude nuclear bomb and attack the United States is the most urgent threat to American lives and liberties today. "The Nuclear Iceberg" reveals this largely neglected and potentially catastrophic issue. ............ DARK CLOUD: OUR STRANGE LOVE AFFAIR WITH THE BOMB Nukes as portable infantry weapons. Nukes for digging tunnels. Nuclear decontamination with a whisk broom. Secret government films of the 1940's, '50s and '60s form the backdrop for this darkly entertaining exploration of America's fascination with the Bomb. At times humorous, strange, and disturbing, these films reveal how the culture of nuclear weapons shaped American society during the Cold War and how the advocates of nuclear culture sought to make atomic weapons a part of everyday life. ............ PAKISTAN AND INDIA UNDER THE NUCLEAR SHADOW In 1998 Indian and Pakistan became nuclear powers. This independent documentary made in Pakistan takes a critical look at the nuclear danger that now imperils the people of both countries. |