Cathy Gwin
Senior Director, Communications
Nuclear Tipping Point
- Public Education
Documentary tackles nuclear dangers, features Shultz, Perry, Kissinger, and Nunn
Challenge
Engage broader audiences on the security challenges created by nuclear weapons
Action
Create a documentary on the vision of a world without nuclear weapons and the steps to achieve it
Results
Audiences worldwide have seen the film at high schools, on broadcast networks, and at events with heads of state and members of parliament
Details
Project Staff
More than twenty years after the fall of the Soviet Union and the end of the Cold War, the United States and Russia still account for 95% of the world’s nuclear weapons: around 20,000 nuclear weapons total. Thousands of these weapons are on hair trigger status, meaning they can be fired in very little time, and more rogue states and terrorist organizations are looking to acquire the weapons and materials to make bombs.
Nuclear Tipping Point, produced in 2010, follows the work of four prominent Cold Warriors in their fight to reduce reliance on nuclear weapons, prevent their use and their spread, and ultimately end them as a threat to the world. Former Secretary of State George P. Shultz, former Secretary of Defense William J. Perry, former Secretary of State Henry A. Kissinger, and former Senator Sam Nunn tells the personal stories that led them to writing the January 2007 op-ed by the “four wise men” in the Wall Street Journal entitled, “A World Free of Nuclear Weapons.”
The film is narrated by Michael Douglas and also includes General Colin Powell and Mikhail Gorbachev, among other world leaders.
The film has been shown coast-to-coast in the United States and globally. The film website at www.NuclearTippingPoint.org features trailers, the full-length film, an interactive timeline and more.
The DVD is available in 52-minute and 35-minute lengths online. Now includes subtitles in Chinese, English, French, German, Japanese, Russian and Spanish.
2018
George Shultz and Richard Lugar Urge Standing by INF Treaty and Pursuing Dialogue
Senator Richard Lugar and George Shultz announce their support for preserving the INF treaty, citing the danger of a potential nuclear arms race.
Nuclear Tipping Point – Watch
2012
Award-Winning London Theatre Screens Nuclear Tipping Point
Award-Winning London Theatre Screens Nuclear Tipping Point
NTI board member, Baroness Shirley Williams, will participate in a panel discussion with members of the Top Level Group, an NTI partner, on The Trident Debate.
2010
Full-Length Nuclear Tipping Point Now Available Online
Nuclear Tipping Point is available online at SnagFilms, an online documentary library, as a part of its "Midterm Madness" series on US election issues
Senator Sam Nunn Appears on the “Colbert Report”
Senator Sam Nunn Appears on the Colbert Report to Discuss the New Documentary "Nuclear Tipping Point"
Past Event
Nuclear Tipping Point Washington, DC
The Newseum, Washington, DC
Past Event
Nuclear Tipping Point at the White House
The White House, Washington, DC
White House Hosts Screening of Nuclear Tipping Point
The White House hosts a screening of the documentary Nuclear Tipping Point. Featured in the film are George Shultz, William Perry, Henry Kissinger, and Sam Nunn.
Nuclear Tipping Point Premieres at Universal Studios, Co-hosted by Governor Schwarzenegger
Governor Schwarzenegger co-hosts the world premiere of Nuclear Tipping Point in Los Angeles.
Past Event
Nuclear Tipping Point Premiere
Los Angeles, CA