Wednesday 23 February 2011

Power of Decision



The US Air Force's 1958 vision of an all-out nuclear confrontation with the Soviets.

3 comments:

Wunderbear said...

Being before the advent of ICBMs, the pace of this attack seems remarkably peaceful. The image of the narrator man with the two phones inspired a chuckle.

Also, what is there about the voice of Americans from the fifties and sixties that gives them that particular sound?

jayessell said...

I read somewhere the Russians knew there would
be no way to attack undetected.
They chose not to litter Canada with wrecked bombers.


The remainder of the film is at:

http://www.archive.org/details/AirForceSpecialFilmProject416powerOfDecision

jayessell said...

I haven't watched every reel in order yet, but I did skip ahead to #6.

USA casualities: 60 million dead.
(This was before the firestorm effect was added to the estimated effectiveness of nuclear weapons.)

I'll try to get esitmated losses of USA aircraft.

Less than 10%?!?
Recovery of crews downed in USSR?!?

Did aircrew actually expect to return to ANY base?