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Mururoa 1973 1973 Directed by Alister Barry

"In ten years we will have the means to kill 80 million Russians"

In 1973 Alister Barry joined the crew of a protest boat (The Fri) to Mururoa Atoll, where the French Government were testing nuclear weapons. Barry records the assembly of the crew, the long journey from Northland, and their reception in the test zone; when The Fri was boarded and impounded by French military he had to hide his camera in a barrel of oranges.

Language English
Spoken Language English
Gneres Documentary , War
Release Date 8 October 1973
27 mins