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Dr. Robert Jay Lifton discusses the psychological impact of the nuclear arms race

BROADCAST: 1980 | DURATION: 00:55:43

Synopsis

Dr. Robert Jay Lifton, psychiatrist and psycho-historian, discusses the acceptance and embrace of nuclear disaster, doctors' opposition to nuclear weapons, difference in Americans' and Europeans' opposition to nuclear weapons, psychological impact of nuclear bombings in Japan, and the mental disconnect experienced by those who build atomic weapons who then see the bombs' effects.

Details

Broadcast Date
1980

Physical Format
1 sound tape reel (ca. 55.40 min.) : 10 1/2 in.

Duration
55 minutes, 43 seconds

Digital Format
WAV

Ownership
The Chicago History Museum

Language
English

Topics

Healthcare, Medicine, Mental Health World History & Politics Cold War Healthcare, Medicine, Mental Health

People

Medical personnel

Tags

Lifton, Robert Jay, 1926- Radiation--Physiological effect. Nuclear warfare--Social aspects. Nuclear disarmament Physicians--United States--Interviews Nuclear energy Audiotapes. Radio programs. WFMT (Radio station : Chicago, Ill.) Nuclear weapons Psychohistory Nuclear weapons -- United States Nuclear weapons -- Soviet Union Nuclear weapons -- Psychological aspects Antinuclear movement -- United States American Medical Association Nuclear nonproliferation Atomic bomb -- Japan -- Hiroshima-shi Hiroshima-shi (Japan) -- History -- Bombardment, 1945 Nagasaki-shi (Japan) -- History -- Bombardment, 1945 Atomic bomb -- Japan -- Nagasaki-shi Psychic numbing Survivors' guilt Tolstoy, Leo, graf, 1828-1910 The Death of Ivan Ilyich Ikiru Kurosawa, Akira, 1910-1998 Watkins, Peter, 1935- The War Game (film) Arendt, Hannah, 1906-1975 Einstein, Albert, 1879-1955 Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Mormon Church Nearing, Scott, 1883-1983

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