Nuclear Terrorism: Is America Safer is a one hour documentary that investigates what has and has not been accomplished to defend this country from the threat of nuclear terrorism. In March of 2003, on the eve of the invasion of Iraq, producer/director Tom Selinski released a documentary film titled, The Nuclear Iceberg, which investigated the potential threat of terrorist groups procuring materials to produce crude nuclear weapons and use them on the United States.

In this, his most recent film, Selinski revisits this concern 18 months later and compares President Bush's statements with the realities of the times. The film contends that better leadership might more effectively and peacefully address this issue.

The film draws on experts from around the United States, including, among others, New School University President, Bob Kerrey, World Policy Institute Senior Fellows Ian Cuthbertson and William Hartung, MIT Professor Stephen Van Evera and Harvard Professor and author of Nuclear Terrorism is the Ultimate Preventable Catastrophe, Graham Allison, to assess how leadership might more effectively and peaceably address this issue. Tom Selinski is an Emmy award winning documentary film maker based in Duluth, Minnesota.

ABOUT THE SERIES:
HIROSHIMA: The Original Ground Zero - The Fallout 60 years Later
Mention �ground zero� these days, and most Americans will think of the devastation at the World Trade Center on 9/11.  But the term �ground zero� really originated 60 years ago, with the destruction of more than 200,000 people�mostly civilians�as a result of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.  In Link TV�s timely film series, Hiroshima: The Original Ground Zero, we re-examine the legacy of Hiroshima and Nagasaki�and its continuing impact as we consider the nuclear threat today.

60 years after Hiroshima and Nagasaki, a bomb with the same destructive power can now fit in a suitcase.  In this terrorist age, how are we managing the nuclear threat?  How is our own government promoting the use of �tactical nuclear weapons� and the arming of space?    Why are human beings reluctant to look squarely at the nuclear nightmare? And how can we prevent nuclear weapons from ever being used again? 

In Link TV�s week-long series, Hiroshima: The Original Ground Zero, we present global perspectives on the nuclear threat.  The series includes Japanese, German and American films, plus context and dialogue that connects the Hiroshima experience to a new generation of Americans and highlights its relevance to the future of all humanity.  Series host, Wendy Hanamura, is a Japanese American whose family comes from Hiroshima and includes several hibakusha or survivors.  She has researched the long-term effects of the Hiroshima bombing and returned there this summer to take the temperature of the survivors 60 years later.

To purchase this film, visit Amazon.com or contact Tom Selinski at selinskitom@qwest,
or call (218) 727-4335.

Nuclear Activist Organizations:
Nuclear Threat Initiative is an organization co-chaired by Ted Turner and Sam Nunn whose aim is to reduce the global threats from nuclear, chemical and biological weapons.
The Ploughshares Fund is a public grantmaking foundation that supports initiatives for stopping the spread of weapons of war, from nuclear arms to landmines.
Center for Defense Information, a non-partisan, non-profit organization committed to independent research on the social, economic, environmental, political and military components of global security.
The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, educating citizens about global security issues, especially the continuing dangers posed by nuclear and other weapons of mass destruction.  Also view the Nuclear Weapons Data section of their site.

An October 2004 report from Public Citicen details how the Bush administration has failed to harden our defenses against terrorism and secure the most vulnerable, high-impact targets. The report is based on an analysis of five key areas � chemical plants, nuclear plants, hazardous material transport, ports and water systems. The report is available at www.HomelandUnsecured.org  

For more information on the dangers of nuclear terrorism, visit the Nuclear Control Institute.