Mururoa 1973
1973-Oct-08
27m
Languages
English
Genres
Documentary
War
"In ten years we will have the means to kill 80 million Russians"
Overview
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.