When Aliens Attack
5.8
4 votes
September 12, 2011
1h 30m
Overview
What if an extra-terrestrial force attacked Earth? What might that look like and how will the people of Earth respond? Consulting a cast of world-renowned scientists, survival experts and defense experts, National Geographic explores this frightening scenario. Experts reveal what could motivate alien invaders to attack Earth, and speculate on how the attack might play out, the strategy alien invaders might use, and the most effective ways for humans to respond.
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Cast
James Lurie
Narrator (voice)
Seth Shostak
Self - SETI Institute
Nick Pope
Self - U.K. Ministry of DefenseBrian De Toy
Self - Director of Defense Studies, West Point
Stephen Hawking
Self - Theoretical Physicist (archive footage)Paul Springer
Self - USAF Air Command and Staff CollegeTravis Taylor
Self - Physicist & AuthorBob Boan
Self - Co-Author, Alien Invasion: How to Defend EarthMichael Michaud
Self - Author, Contact with Alien CivilizationsPaul Parsons
SelfJohn Ringo
Self - Author, Live Free or DieMark Moffett
Self - Author: Adventures Among AntsDirk Schulze-Makuch
Self - Washington State University
Neil Strauss
Self - Author, EmergencyKevin Reeve
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