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Description: This documentary was made by filmmakers in the Soviet Union/Russia who at that time supported efforts by the world's nuclear powers to reduce the number of nuclear weapons and stop nuclear testing in the atmosphere, in outer space and underwater. As a piece of 20th century history, this film has memorable interviews. It also presents a Russian point of view toward America. Hearing Norwegians and others talk about atomic weapons is rare to see. It presents a documentary account of the history and effects of nuclear testing from 1945 up to the Moscow Summit of 1988 Nuclear Nonproliferation is the effort to eliminate and reduce the existing stockpiles of nuclear weapons and prevent the creation of more. Nuclear Non-proliferation treaties aim to prevent the circulation of nuclear weapons and achieve nuclear disarmament. The United States and the Soviet Union signed the first partial test ban treaty back in 1963. It banned nuclear weapons tests in the atmosphere and in outer space and underwater. Shortly before this time, the Soviet Union had exploded a nuclear weapon that was absolutely huge and terrifying. A portion of that test is shown in this documentary There was another nuclear weapons treaty signed in 1986. That treaty was signed by President Ronald Reagan and Soviet General. Secretary Mikhail Gorbachev. The two men also worked toward signing a nuclear arms reduction treaty but they could not reach an agreement on it. Russia today possesses approximately 6000 nuclear warheads – the largest stockpile of nuclear weapons in the world, nearly half of the worlds 12,700 nuclear weapons. The United States has 4000. The Salt 1 treaty between the USA and The Soviet Union put limits on the numbers of intercontinental ballistic missiles and submarine launched ballistic missiles. It was signed by President Richard Nixon and Soviet General Leonid Brezhnev. The amount of nuclear weapons in the world today are only one-fifth of what they were when the NPT was signed. However, nations who have signed the NPT, as well those who have not, continue to engage in behavior that is contrary to the goals of nonproliferation.  In 2003, North Korea decided to withdraw from the Nonproliferation Treaty, and three years later, the North Korean government tested its first nuclear weapon. Recently, there has been concern that Iran is also seeking enough nuclear power to create a nuclear weapon and may also choose to withdraw from the NPT in order to do so. In 2015, Iran and 6 other nations reached an agreement to restrict its ability to build a nuclear weapon in what is known as the Iran Nuclear Deal. However, the United States’ withdrawal dramatically weakened the agreement and eventually led Iran to withdraw as well.  The United States and Russia account for 90 percent of the nuclear weapons on earth. While the amount of active weapons held by these countries has drastically reduced since the end of the cold war, both continue to modernize their nuclear arsenals. Likewise, tensions between the US, Russia, and China have risen in recent years, making the goal of complete nuclear disarmament feel more distant than ever. Nonproliferation efforts teach us how difficult it can be to convince nations, or individuals, to act for the collective good rather than their own selfish interests. Join my channel and get access to my perks: youtube.com/channel/UC6wBro4B4pf9xnBh9Xi2zcQ/join