Films: US vs. USSR: Who's Ahead? & Countdown for America
Thursday, 14 Nov 1985 at 12:00 pm – Pioneer Room, Memorial Union
Martin sheen hosts a program which includes interviews with Admiral LaRocque, former CIA Director William Colby, and Admiral Human Rickover, father of the nuclear submarine. Produced for the FUND FOR PEACE.The campaign for a nuclear weapons freeze is contrasted with the campaign for Peace Through Strength. Hosted by Chartlon Heston, the program includes interviews with Secretary of Defense Caspar Weinberger, Senator Sam Nunn, and President Reagan.
Part of the World Affairs Series
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