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# A century on the edge - and of hope: Part 1
- URL: https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/century-on-edge-and-of-hope-part-1/
- Published: 2013-04-11T15:04:53.000Z
- Updated: 2026-04-23T00:04:36.000Z
- Description: Film: Paul Rogers speaks to TalkWorks on nuclear disarmament, threats confronting humanity in the 21st century and what must change as part of the 2013 Global Perspectives series.
- Author: Paul Rogers
- Tags: Conflict & security, #Migrated, ideas, Peacebuilding, Civil Society, conflict, Science, #en, #Import 2026-04-09 16:28, #appended-excerpt

Part 1: The Nuclear Threat

Paul Rogers discusses the chances for disarmament in the 21st century and the nature of the threat. New generations have no memory of the nuclear standoffs of the Cold War. Is it going to take another major disaster to wake people up and move towards a nuclear disarmed world?

**Film**: Paul Rogers speaks to TalkWorks on nuclear disarmament, threats confronting humanity in the 21st century and what must change as part of the 2013 Global Perspectives series.