At the Brink; War and Peace in the Nuclear Age; SAC Command Post

Item Information

Title:
At the Brink; War and Peace in the Nuclear Age; SAC Command Post
Description:
Excerpt of reel 10 of 12. Silent footage of SAC's facilities, showing the command and control SAC exercises over its world-wide deterrent force of missiles and aircraft. Includes first Atlas missile launch at Cape Canaveral.
Date:
June 1, 1957
Format:
Film/Video
Location:
WGBH
Collection (local):
American Archive of Public Broadcasting Collection
Series:
WGBH > At the Brink > War and Peace in the Nuclear Age
Subjects:
Global Affairs
Military Forces and Armaments
Military readiness
Nuclear weapons
Flight crews
Cape Canaveral Air Force Station (Fla.)
United States. Air Force. Strategic Air Command
Atlas (Missile)
Rascal (Missile)
Thor (Missile)
Titan (Missile)
Vandenberg Air Force Base (Calif.)
B-47 bomber
B-52 bomber
B-58 bomber
United States. Department of the Air Force
Aviation ground crews
Extent:
00:05:49
Link to Item:
https://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-15-br8mc8rk0q
Terms of Use:
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Notes:
Episode Number: 105