In November, 1983, The Day After, was aired, a Cold War-era made-for-TV movie that featured the nuclear destruction of Kansas City, was aired. A month later, the city of Takoma Park, Md., passed an act to make the city a nuclear free zone.
Almost 30 years later, the city finally allowed the purchase of Hewllett-Packard computers -- but only due to a waiver from the city council.
The local legislation prohibits Takoma Park from purchasing goods and services from a list of contractors connected to U.S. nuclear weapons production.
HP is on the list because of its defense contracts, as are some other large tech vendors and that has created a problem for the city.
