This is the screening and discussion sponsored by Austin Physicians for Social Responsibility. Dr. Elliot Trester will moderate a discussion of the film and subject after the 7:40 PM screening of Countdown to Zero.

Support for this event comes from Austin PSR, Public Citizen, the Ploughshares Fund, and Participant Media.

PSR- Austin is proud to host a special opening day screening of Countdown to Zero, a new film about the global nuclear threat on Friday, July 30, 2010 in Austin.

The film offers many exciting opportunities to heighten public awareness about the dangers of nuclear weapons and to create a renewed, urgent demand for nuclear disarmament. The screening will be followed by a discussion:

Don’t miss this exciting event!

Countdown to Zero traces the history of the atomic bomb from its origins to the present state of global affairs: nine nations possess nuclear weapons capabilities with others racing to join them, with the world held in a delicate balance that could be shattered by an act of terrorism, failed diplomacy, or a simple accident. Written and directed by acclaimed documentarian Lucy Walker (The Devil’s Playground, Blindsight), the film features an array of important international statesmen, including Jimmy Carter, Mikhail Gorbachev, Pervez Musharraf and Tony Blair.

Countdown to Zero makes a compelling case for worldwide nuclear disarmament, an issue more topical than ever with the Obama administration working to revive this goal today. The film was produced by Academy Award® winner and 2009 nominee Lawrence Bender (Inglourious Basterds, An Inconvenient Truth) and developed, financed and executive produced by Participant Media, together with World Security Institute.

For more information about Countdown to Zero, please go here.

And, here is an interesting and related New York Times article, about plutonium waste from creating nuclear weapons!