Threads (1984)

Sit back, relax, and don’t watch this movie after you’ve eaten—today on the Nuclear Movie Club, we’re talking about Mick Jackson’s 1984 television movie, Threads.

On this episode, co-hosts Scott Strgacich and Rebecka Green discuss if Threads is the most “comprehensive” nuclear film, the movie’s jarring and unflinching portrayal of a post-nuclear landscape, and the news that a British production studio plans to develop Threads into a television show. Plus, Scott gives a brief download on the US and Israel’s war with Iran and the thought leadership some of Ploughshares’ grantees & partners are producing in response (this was recorded on March 11).