poe426 The whitewashing of nuclear energy is just one of the many monumental lies we have learned to live with in this country. I live less than 50 miles from a nuclear power plant and I can attest to the fact that, since moving here, I've seen more genetic mutations than you can point a spent fuel rod at. THE FORGOTTEN BOMB doesn't whitewash these kind(s) of mutations, but it doesn't go out of its way to dwell on them, either- and that's a disservice to the very people this documentary is aimed at. (Sure, you can go online and see what kind of carnage is wrought when humans are exposed to radiation, but THAT'S exactly the kind of thing a doc like this demands: don't just TELL us, SHOW us; it's the only way to make some people even acknowledge that it happens.) (And anyone who thinks that the people who made this one are full of s---, I DARE you to go live downwind from a nuclear power plant.) The "disposal" of spent fuel rods, et al, should've been addressed, as well: from all the evidence, it looks like most of it's been dumped on Native Lands. The biggest shock (for me) watching this one was the revelation that there have been as many as 2400 nuclear explosions around the world since 1945.

br6647 The Forgotten Bomb is a powerful plea for some rational awareness and policy decisions concerning the unstable and dangerous reality of huge nuclear arsenals armed and poised to be use by nine countries around the world. Some reviewers have focused on the attention to the destruction of Hiroshima and Nagasaki and the accounts of survivors, and whether or not the U.S. was justified in using nuclear weapons. I believe that the real points to take from this information and these memories in the film are a) that the United States is the only country to have used nuclear weapons on another population, so a wee bit of humility is in order; and b) that the bombs used on Hiroshima and Nagasaki were infinitesimal compared to the destructive power of one of today's missiles, meaning the death, destruction, misery and horrors after the fact for any survivor would be accordingly magnified. So the message that we must find a way to reduce, control and eventually eliminate nuclear weapons is timely and urgent and the only sane course for us to take. "It ain't gonna happen!" is one response, but for the sake of our children and grandchildren we have to try.

aland-16 The opening credits say that it is a BS production and that is certainly correct. Just another in a long line of movies slamming the evil old U.S. for nuking Japan and calling for a complete elimination of nuclear weapons from the face of the earth. Well I've got a newsflash for Mr. Ryan, it ain't going to happen. Do this genius really think that the likes of North Korea and Iran are going to stop their nuclear ambitions if the rest of the world does it first? Like it or not the nuclear genie is out of the bottle and there is no putting it back.This film is worth a few laughs though. The best is when they say that during the Cuban missile crisis John Kennedy made the statement that if the situation was not handled carefully, 200 million people could die. Not likely since at this time the population of the entire U.S. was less than 200 million and the missiles in question did not have sufficient range to reach much further than some east coast cities.

johnlindner-hr Loved the film, and couldn't stop watching. Overbey and Ryan do a masterful job of providing a new perspective on nuclear issues and in setting the record straight. I was on the fence before watching The Forgotten Bomb, but it has made me rethink things. Particularly fascinating are experts interviewed. Insightful interviews are conducted with a whole host of credible sources including George Schultz. Addtionally, I found that I held many beliefs based on old information or rooted in conventional wisdom. The film carefully probes these typically "American" views and peels back the misconceptions to reveal the real facts. Whether you are a fan of documentaries or not, you will enjoy this film. The filmmakers stay true to the issue and the subject matter without redirecting focus on themselves.