This documentary shows the early ideas about how nuclear war between the USA and the USSR could look like. It is made purely from the US side and takes place mostly in the US military command and control bunkers. The movie tries to be serious, however it is overly optimistic about the USAF chances to win the nuclear war.
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"Power of Decision" (USAF 1958) - Preview from National Security Archive
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Power of Decision (1958)
"Power of Decision" is a 1958 film produced by the Air Force Air Photographic and Charting Service. It simulates a war plan action in the event of an attack ...
Power of Decision 1958 Part 1
Nobody Wins a Nuclear War" But "Success" is Possible Mixed Message of 1950s Air Force Film on a Conflict Air Force Special Film Project 416 ...
Power of Decision 1958 Part 3
Air Force Special Film Project 416"Power of Decision" (1958) Coverage of simulated war plan action in the event of an attack which was executed at the ...
Attaque nucléaire: Power of Decision - 3ème partie
Description : Ce film Power of Decision produit par l'US Air Force (à la demande du Strategic Air Command) décrit une simulation de conflit nucléaire entre les ...
Popular movie trailers from 1958
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Bandit crew with mysterious masked leader is doing lots of crimes. Mauricio Rosales and his sidekick ride into town all incognito and stuff to set things right.
A retired San Francisco detective suffering from acrophobia investigates the strange activities of an old friend's wife, all the while becoming dangerously obsessed with her.
Irish Brigid Mary blames the English for the deaths of her fiance, brother, and father. Becoming a nurse following WW I she finds herself caring for what she considers the enemy.
In 1957, Peter Kubelka was hired to make a short commercial for Schwechater beer. The beer company undoubtedly thought they were commissioning a film that would help them sell their beers; Kubelka had other ideas.
Five soldiers of the Eighth Route Army fight heroically to cover the evacuation of local people from border area between Shanxi and Hebei provinces as the Japanese attack.
Reconstructs the case of United States vs. Darby Lumber Company, which, in 1941, resolved long struggles over the question of whether Congress had the right to set minimum wages, limit child labor, and in other respects legislate employment standards.
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