NH #748: HOUSE OF DYNAMITE – Film Explodes Nuclear “Protection” Myth of US Safety – Activists Get Active – Greg Mello of Los Alamos Study Group
A House of Dynamite by Katherine Bigelow
This Week’s Featured Interview:
Los Alamos Study Group
A new film, A HOUSE OF DYNAMITE, by Oscar-winning director Katherine Bigelow, follows what would happen in the 18 minutes following discovery of a nuclear missile aimed at the United States. It exposes vulnerabilities to our purportedly 100% protection from incoming nukes and creates nail-bting tension as the sequence plays out in three venues: SAC headquarters, the Situation Room at the White House, and the President.
This creates a unique moment of public awareness on nuclear that activist groups are already jumping on to take advantage of the media moment. Greg Mello is Executive Director of the Los Alamos Study Group (LASG), an NGO located in Albuquerque, NM that focuses on Los Alamos – the birthplace of the atomic bomb. Since 1989, LASG has worked on nuclear and energy policy research, environmental analysis, congressional education and lobbying, community organizing, litigation, advertising, and the nuts and bolts of running a small nonprofit.
Here, Greg explains actions LASG has already taken to take advantage of the film and its massive publicity campaign to put forth the activist position and raise consciousness about the weaknesses and vulnerabilities inherent in nukes. He also reveals a not-generally-understood problem that underlies the entire nuclear enterprise in America, making us even more vulnerable on the ground than has been known.
I spoke with Greg Mello on Monday, October 27 2025.
LINKS from the interview:
- Santa Fe Reporter two-page ad by Los Alamos Study Group – 2-page ad written by LASG
- ‘Our world is combustible’: Kathryn Bigelow on AI, Andy Warhol and nuclear Armageddon
Numnutz of the Week (for Outstanding Nuclear Bonbheadedness):
Free Plutonium! Huzzah!
