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This is a story all Australians should know about. Students of history, politics and science will find it illuminating. Teachers will find it a particularly useful resource. RICHARD BUTLER, CHIEF OF UN SPECIAL COMMISSION TO DISARM IRAQ 1997-1999 Fortress Australia uncovers one of the most extraordinary chapters in Australia´s history - the brazen attempt by successive Australian governments to fortress the nation with atomic weapons. This groundbreaking film reveals a web of intrigue as it penetrates a murky world of diplomatic double-dealing and atomic espionage. Set against a backdrop of cold war paranoia and fear of Asian aggression, it explores the motives of the politicians, defence chiefs and scientists who set out to buy, then ultimately build, a nuclear arsenal. You can download a preview of Fortress Australia and an introduction by Richard Butler, Chief of UN Special Commission to Disarm Iraq 1997-1999, who says: Australia is well known for its efforts on behalf of nuclear disarmament. For example, at the United Nations it tabled the comprehensive test ban treaty. But that wasn´t always the case. The surprising story that most people don´t know is that for at least two decades Australia made repeated and serious attempts to acquire nuclear weapons. Film Australia - in its documentary FORTRESS AUSTRALIA - has uncovered previously classified documents from government archives, which give new insights into the thinking of Australia´s leaders at the height of the Cold War.