5.0 out of 5 stars
Conveys the danger of nuclear terrorism better than anything, September 28, 2010
This review is from: 60 Minutes - Assault on Pelindaba (November 23, 2008) (DVD)
This 13 minute segment is a bit expensive at $18, but is also available on YouTube. Just search on CBS 60 Minutes Pelndaba and it should come up. I've ordered a copy because that may disappear and I actively educate on the issue and prefer having the easy to use DVD format. Plus I can skip the annoying commercials this way.
This short piece conveys the danger of nuclear terrorism -- and the danger of society's complacency on the issue -- better than anything I've seen. Matthew Bunn's MIT thesis "Guardians at the Gates of Hell" has much more information, and I highly recommend it (also available on line in PDF). But for sheer emotion, this one is tops.
A comparison to the Nuclear Tipping Point DVD (free from NTI, again a search will find it) is also in order. That is also a must see, with the two videos complementing one another. Attack at Pelindaba is gripping, while Nuclear Tipping Point is convincing. For people like me who lived through the Viet Nam era, it will be amazing to hear Henry Kissinger say what he does in NTP. Watch them both!
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