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First Strike (Part 1)

filmsouth · 3.2M views · 2007-04-30 · 10:00

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Overview

A dramatization of a hypothetical Soviet first strike that destroys US bombers and Minuteman missiles, filmed with US Air Force cooperation. It is a short version of the 1979 documentary First Strike.

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Referenced as a source of Cold War nuclear command footage and for realistic depictions of the era.

Discussed on HN; no positive recommendation is recorded in this export · HN mentions 2015–2021

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Military history & warfareWorld history
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first strikeminutemanstrategic air commandcold warnuclear war

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balletto · 2021-02 · Reference

More of the the US bomber crew/SAC footgage can be seen here in this SAC promo video: [LINK] and here in this PBS documentary: [VIDEO]

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runarb · 2020-10 · Reference

There are some scenes in the movie The Day After showing the mission I believe these plans flyes: [VIDEO] The US used to have one or two airborne at all times during the cold war. Quits scary.

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mynameishere · 2015-01 · Reference

suspiciously good They just copied some footage helpfully provided by the air force. (7:50) There must have been a "director's cut" of the same because we see it in "The Day After" where they're turning the keys. [VIDEO]

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