Christopher Nolan encourages pressure on politicians to reduce nuclear weapons

Christopher Nolan poses in the press room with the awards for best director and best picture for Oppenheimer (Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP/PA)

Oppenheimer director Christopher Nolan said we should not despair over nuclear weapons but put pressure on politicians and leaders “to reduce the number on our planet”.

The London-born filmmaker won his first Oscar for directing the life of the “father of the atomic bomb” in epic biopic Oppenheimer.