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Seconds for Survival

Seconds for Survival

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Status

Released

Release Date

Jan 1, 1960

Runtime

0h 28m

Genres

Documentary

Original Title

Seconds for Survival

Production Companies

Audio Productions Inc.

Description

Cold War film illustrating the defense capacity of America's telephone network, highlighting AT&T's role in the design and construction of the nation's integrated defense structure, including the Distant Early Warning Line and the North American Air Defense Command. In the dramatic ending, rockets and missiles are fired at hostile forces in a readiness exercise and score a direct hit.