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Wednesday, 23 February 2011

Power of Decision



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

  1. WunderbearWednesday, 23 February 2011 at 11:55:00 GMT-8

    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?

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  2. jayessellThursday, 24 February 2011 at 15:23:00 GMT-8

    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

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  3. jayessellMonday, 28 February 2011 at 06:54:00 GMT-8

    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?

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