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Star Wars: a Step Toward Peace or a March Toward Folly - Hans Bethe
About this film
Hans Bethe, Professor Emeritus of Physics, Cornell University; Visiting Professor, Department of Physics, University of Washington and a participant in the Manhattan Project during World War II, focuses on President Reagan's proposed "Star Wars" system, envisioned by some as the answer to America's defense needs, by others as a potentially disastrous project. Dr. Bethe feels that there is no such thing as a technically feasible defense against nuclear war. The Nobel laureate discusses the nuclear arsenals of the U.S. and the U.S.S.R., how they can be deployed, how accurately they can be targeted and some of the effects which a nuclear exchange would produce. Originally broadcast as a segment of the television series Upon reflection.
Directors & creators
University of Washington. Instructional Media Services.
Subjects
Bethe, Hans A. (Hans Albrecht), 1906-2005, Nobel Prize winners, Strategic Defense Initiative, Nuclear warfare, Deterrence (Strategy), Nuclear weapons, Military policy, Upon Reflection
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