How to Stop a Nuclear War
Exposing 80 Years of Nuclear Fraud
A Film by Paul Jay
Narrated by Emma Thompson • Featuring Kristen Stewart
Based on Daniel Ellsberg’s “The Doomsday Machine”
Coming to TIFF 2027
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The Mission
Exposing the Truth
The danger of nuclear war is real and immediate. But for 80 years, the military-industrial complex has manufactured threats—from the “bomber gap” to the “missile gap” to “Star Wars”—to justify trillions in spending on systems that increase the risk of accidental annihilation.
The Over-80-Year Pattern
From the Manhattan Project to today’s $1.7 trillion modernization program, we expose how ICBM and ABM systems serve as profit centers for defense contractors while bringing humanity closer to extinction through launch-on-warning policies and AI-eroded human control.
Building a Movement
This isn’t just a film—it’s an impact campaign to build political pressure before the 2028 election. We’re creating tools for activists, educators, and policymakers to challenge the nuclear fraud and demand real security through arms reduction.
Why This Campaign Matters
Hair-Trigger Alert
aunch-on-warning policies give presidents minutes to decide the fate of civilization.
AI is eroding human oversight, increasing the risk of accidental nuclear war
80 Years of Manufactured Gaps
The bomber gap, missile gap, window of vulnerability—all proven false, yet they justified trillions in spending that could have addressed real human needs
Climate Crisis Multiplier
Nuclear war would trigger nuclear winter, compounding the climate emergency. The resources wasted on nuclear weapons are desperately needed for climate action
Exclusive Interviews
Daniel Ellsberg on the Doomsday Machine
Launch-on-warning policies give presidents minutes to decide the fate of civilization.
AI is eroding human oversight, increasing the risk of accidental nuclear war.
AI & Hair-Trigger Alert
Launch-on-warning policies give presidents minutes to decide the fate of civilization.
AI is eroding human oversight, increasing the risk of accidental nuclear war.
Daniel Ellsberg on the Doomsday Machine
Launch-on-warning policies give presidents minutes to decide the fate of civilization.
AI is eroding human oversight, increasing the risk of accidental nuclear war.
Nuclear Winter & Climate Crisis
The compounding threats to human survival
Speaking Events
Paul Jay at universities, conferences, and activist gatherings
The Path Forward
Concrete steps for citizen action against nuclear fraud
Production Gallery
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