Ultimate Weapon: The H-Bomb Dilemma
Brief Synopsis
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In the wake of the destructive power unleashed by the atomic bomb, the physicists who invented the weapon found themselves in an agonizing moral debate over whether or not they should create the more destructive hydrogen bomb. Over thirty individuals recount the moral struggle that they wrestled wit
Cast & Crew
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Pamela Hogan
Director
Arthur Kent
Barton Bernstein
Advisor
Dick Blofson
Camera
Richard Bock
Sound Editing
Richard Bock
Sound
Film Details
Also Known As
History Undercover (08/06/00)
Genre
Documentary
Release Date
2000
Technical Specs
Duration
60m
Synopsis
In the wake of the destructive power unleashed by the atomic bomb, the physicists who invented the weapon found themselves in an agonizing moral debate over whether or not they should create the more destructive hydrogen bomb. Over thirty individuals recount the moral struggle that they wrestled with regarding their obligation as scientists and citizens in the new nuclear age. The program features declassified information from the Los Alamos archives, information obtained via the Freedom of Information Act, private archival collections and film from 44 rolls of declassified government H-bomb footage.
Director
Pamela Hogan
Director
Cast
Arthur Kent
Crew
Barton Bernstein
Advisor
Dick Blofson
Camera
Richard Bock
Sound Editing
Richard Bock
Sound
Scott Briendel
Sound
Noel Buckner
Editor
Berle Cherney
Motion Control
William Claybrook
Researcher
Deborah Coen
Researcher
Robert Dallek
Advisor
Jean De Segonzac
Camera
Eames Demetrius
Camera
Charles Dixon
Sound
Felice Firestone
Production Manager
Smokey Forester
Production Manager
Peter Galison
Writer
Peter Galison
Other
Maria Galiston
Researcher
Peter Gallison
Executive Producer
Chris Hajian
Music
Robin Hirsch
Camera
Lillian Hoddeson
Advisor
Pamela Hogan
Producer
Pamela Hogan
Executive Producer
Susan Hormuth
Researcher
Peter Hoving
Camera
Judy Karp
Sound
Tom Kaufman
Camera
Algis Kaupas
Sound
Daniel J Kevles
Advisor
Edward Marritz
Camera
Greg Mccleary
Sound
Andrew Noren
Researcher
Peter Pilafian
Camera
Joel Shapiro
Camera
Bob Silverthorne
Sound
Bob Summers
Researcher
Jennifer Tennican
Production Assistant
Helen Weiss
Researcher
Susan Werbe
Executive Producer
Rob Whittlesey
Writer
Rob Whittlesey
Editor
Karen Wyatt
Researcher
Don Wyllie
On-Line Editor
Film Details
Also Known As
History Undercover (08/06/00)
Genre
Documentary
Release Date
2000
Technical Specs
Duration
60m
