Director: Lucy Walker

Keywords: Documentary

Documentary examines our planet's rapidly-escalating nuclear arms race and the potential consequences it brings.

ABSTRACT
Produced with the help of relevant political figures running the gamut from former American president Jimmy Carter to ex-Soviet head of state Mikhail Gorbachev, Countdown to Zero examines the present state of affairs regarding our planet's nuclear arms race from an anti-proliferation viewpoint, arguing that the likelihood of weapon usage has increased since the end of the Cold War and offering suggestions to stem the unfortunate tide.

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
James Baker	Government	28-Apr-1930		US Secretary of State, 1989-92
Tony Blair	Head of State	6-May-1953		UK Prime Minister, 1997-2007
Zbigniew Brzezinski	Government	28-Mar-1928	26-May-2017	National Security Advisor, 1977-81
Jimmy Carter	Head of State	1-Oct-1924		39th US President, 1977-81
Mikhail Gorbachev	Head of State	2-Mar-1931		Final leader of the Soviet Union
F. W. de Klerk	Head of State	18-Mar-1936		President of South Africa, 1989-94
Robert McNamara	Government	9-Jun-1916	6-Jul-2009	US Secretary of Defense, 1961-68
Pervez Musharraf	Head of State	11-Aug-1943		President of Pakistan, 2001-08
Ahmed Rashid	Author	8-Jun-1948		The Resurgence of Central Asia

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