NEW YORK, July 21 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- SIRIUS XM Radio (Nasdaq: SIRI) today announced that Deepak Chopra will host The Road to Global Nuclear Disarmament: The Origin, the Evolution and the Future a special edition of his weekly SIRIUS XM show on which Her Majesty Queen Noor of Jordan, former CIA Covert Operations Officer Valerie Plame Wilson, Academy Award®-winning producer Lawrence Bender and Jonathan Granoff, President of the Global Security Institute, join him for a personal, in-depth conversation about nuclear proliferation and the importance of a global dialogue.

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The Road to Global Nuclear Disarmament will air July 22 from 6:00 – 7:00 pm ET on SIRIUS XM Stars (SIRIUS 102/XM 155). It will replay July 22 from 7:00 – 8:00 pm ET and throughout the day on July 24 (check www.sirius.com for complete programming schedule).

On this exclusive SIRIUS XM special, Chopra and an esteemed panel of guests — including Her Majesty Queen Noor and former CIA Covert Operations Officer Valerie Plame Wilson — transport listeners to the past, present and future of the global nuclear arms race, offering extraordinary personal and professional insight and perspective on nuclear warfare, weapons, threats, disarmament and related issues explored in the new documentary Countdown to Zero. 

Countdown to Zero traces the history of the atomic bomb, from its origins to the present state of global affairs, including present day threats and insights from international experts and world leaders who advocate total global disarmament. Her Majesty Queen Noor is a founding leader of Global Zero, a worldwide movement that seeks to eliminate both actual and potential stockpiles of nuclear weapons across the globe by year 2030, and serves as an inspiration for the documentary and its message.

Produced by Academy Award-winning producer Lawrence Bender (An Inconvenient Truth, Inglourious Basterds), Countdown to Zero was written and directed by acclaimed documentarian Lucy Walker (Devil's Playground, Blindsight). The film has sparked an international dialogue since its premiere at the Cannes Film Festival.  On The Road to Global Nuclear Disarmament: The Origin, the Evolution and the Future, Chopra and guests continue this important conversation and encourage SIRIUS XM listeners across the country to take action and get involved.

Countdown to Zero opens New York and Los Angeles on July 23.

Every week on SIRIUS XM, Deepak Chopra discusses current events, health, spirituality, relationships and success. Often putting today's news in the context of mind and body wellness, Chopra teaches, explains, informs, nurtures and advises listeners nationwide. For more information and for embeddable video excerpts from The Road to Global Nuclear Disarmament visit www.youtube.com/siriusxm, www.sirius.com/siriusxmstars and www.xmradio.com/siriusxmstars.

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