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Missile

Missile

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Status

Released

Release Date

Jan 15, 1988

Runtime

1h 55m

Genres

Documentary

User Score

63%

Original Title

Missile

Production Companies

Zipporah Films

Director

Frederick Wiseman

Description

MISSILE 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 Missiles. Sequences include discussion of the moral and military issues of nuclear war; the arming, targeting and launching of the missile; codes; communications; protection against terrorist attack; emergency procedures; staff meetings and tutorial sessions.