Countdown to Zero

The story

Although the Cold War is behind us, the threat of nuclear disaster remains very real. Director Lucy Walker discusses the invention of the atomic bomb and brings the story into the present day, examining the possibility of nuclear calamity under the categories of "Madness," "Accident" and "Miscalculation." With narration by Gary Oldman, the film includes a hypothetical sequence of a nuclear explosion in New York City's Times Square, timed to coincide with the New Year's Eve countdown.

Cast & crew

Gary OldmanNarrator (voice)

Graham Allison

Graham AllisonSelf

James Baker IIISelf

Bruce Blair

Bruce BlairSelf

Tony BlairSelf

Zbigniew BrzezinskiSelf

Matthew Bunn

Matthew BunnSelf

Richard Burt

Richard BurtSelf

Jimmy CarterSelf

Mike Chinoy

Mike ChinoySelf

Joseph Cirincione

Joseph CirincioneSelf

Richard Cizik

Richard CizikSelf