Avoiding Armageddon: Our Future, Our Choice

Illustrating the inextricable link between terrorism and the ready availability of nuclear, chemical, and biological weapons, the four-part Avoiding Armageddon: Our Future, Our Choice, hosted and narrated by Walter Cronkite, explores how humankind can avoid the very real threat of a 21st century Armageddon. Each of the four programs--"Silent Killers: Poisons & Plagues," "Nuclear Nightmares: Losing Control," "The New Face of Terror: Upping the Ante," and "Confronting Terrorism: Turning the Tide"--is divided into a 90-minute documentary exploration of the issues (combining newsreel footage, photos, and interviews), followed by a 30-minute panel discussion moderated by Frank Sesno, and featuring former UN weapons inspectors, experts from Harvard Medical School, and others. Without resorting to melodrama, this hard-hitting series underscoring the frightening distance-shrinking opportunities for wreaking havoc in the global village reminds us that the old adage--an injury to one affects us all--is truer than ever. Highly recommended. Editor's Choice. Aud: H, C, P. (L. Stevens)