The power of this short documentary both then and now lies in the matter-of-fact approach to nuclear Armageddon. Fact being the key word. The facts of a 1-megaton airburst are detailed in three sections backed by very sound scientific advice. Only in the last few minutes is any appeal made to the viewer's emotions, but by then the viewer is shell-shocked by what they have just seen. I agree with earlier commentators that this would have made an excellent (almost essential) companion piece to Threads on a Blu-Ray release perhaps with a 'Casualties' from the Protect and Survive series of never-shown public information films or the Paxman Panorama special 'If The Bomb Drops'. Chilling.
Review of A Guide to Armageddon
