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Last year, Japan only accepted about 200 refugees with full rights to live and work. Many foreigners who make it into the country don't have that security. And worst of all, the rules are about to get even tighter. The film depicts the test of the first-ever atomic bomb in the New Mexican desert. But first...

The industrial arms race is on. For many political reasons, countries with the means are throwing billions of dollars into local industries. But when will leaders realise that it might harm their economies? Japan’s refugee policy was already stringent, but now the country is cracking down on asylum seekers even more (10:26). And, how Oppenheimer has reignited Los Alamos's tourist appeal (18:22).

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