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Missile

Missile

1988Movie⏱️ 1h 55m
Documentary
7.1
IMDB Rating
189 votes

Follows the 4315th Training Squadron of the Strategic Air Command at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, where Air Force officers are trained to man the Launch Control Centers for the Minuteman Intercontinental Ballistic Miss...

Director
Frederick Wiseman
Writers
N/A
Stars
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Language
English
Country
United States
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🏷️ Keywords

u.s. air forcenuclear weaponsmilitarymilitary trainingcinema verite

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⭐ Featured Review

a balanced and nuanced facet of nuclear warfare
by les_purple2003-04-19
9/10

"(If this is the film I saw on video about 15 years ago:) this fascinating documentary takes us through the training within the military of people whose job is to "push the button" in the event that the President made the decision to launch a nuclear strike. Particularly memorable are the myriad acronyms that the instructor uses in referring to the various elements of a very complex system. That system is designed to ensure that an accidental launch does not happen. The training is grueling, as well it should be, and the individual whose progress we have been following is tested at th..."

📖 Synopsis

Follows the 4315th Training Squadron of the Strategic Air Command at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, where Air Force officers are trained to man the Launch Control Centers for the Minuteman Intercontinental Ballistic Miss...