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Past Event
Seminar

Countdown to Zero: a film about nuclear threat, with follow up discussion with Professor Graham Allison

Open to the Public

Countdown to Zero is a fascinating and frightening exploration of the dangers of nuclear weapons, exposing a variety of present day threats and featuring insights from a host of international experts and world leaders who advocate the total elimination of nuclear weapons.

After the screening Prof. Graham Allison will be leading a discussion on nuclear threat.

Date: Time: - Location: Massachusetts Institute of Technology

About

Countdown to Zero is directed by Lucy Walker and produced by the Academy Award winning producers of An Inconvenient Truth, Lawrence Bender and Participant Media.

The film is a fascinating and frightening exploration of the dangers of nuclear weapons, exposing a variety of present day threats and featuring insights from a host of international experts and world leaders who advocate the total elimination of nuclear weapons.

Countdown to Zero is a chilling wake-up call about the urgency of the nuclear threat. It tells the striking story of uncertainty, exposing the real possibility of nuclear disaster and revealing the truth behind an issue on which human survival behind an issue on which human survival itself hangs.

Harvard Professor Graham Allison will be leading a discussion on nuclear threat following the movie.

 

MIT 6-120 - link to map

 

Co-sponsored with MIT Global Zero