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During the cold war, the United States and the Soviet Union raced to develop sophisticated intercontinental ballistic missiles. In the early 1960s, the primary U.S. missile was the Titan, which was launched from a pad similar to those later used by NASA spacecraft. Intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs), which were capped by nuclear weapons, fueled widespread fears of a nuclear war.
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During the cold war, the U.S. military developed and tested a series of intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBM), capable of reaching targets thousands of miles away. The Titan missile replaced the older Atlas missiles. The liquid-fueled Titan II missiles were the mainstay of the U.S. arsenal until the military slowly phased them out over the 1970s and 1980s in favor of the solid-fueled Minuteman missiles. The military retired the last Titan II...
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The Oscar-shortlisted documentary Command and Control, directed by Robert Kenner, finds its origins in Eric Schlosser's book and continues to explore the little-known history of the management and safety concerns of America's nuclear aresenal.
“A devastatingly lucid and detailed new history of nuclear weapons in the U.S. Fascinating.” —Lev Grossman, TIME Magazine
“Perilous...
“A devastatingly lucid and detailed new history of nuclear weapons in the U.S. Fascinating.” —Lev Grossman, TIME Magazine
“Perilous...
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Based on The New York Times best seller by Eric Schlosser the film tells the story of a 1980 accident at a Titan II missile complex in Damascus, Arkansas, in minute-by-minute detail through the accounts of Air Force personnel, weapon designers, and first responders who were there, revealing the incredible chain of events that brought America to the brink of nuclear disaster.
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This episode of Boneyard examines the final resting spots of large machines. B-52 bombers; aircraft carriers; passenger cars; cruise missiles; the remnants of the World Trade Towers: at the end of their lifespan, what are their after-lives? We examine the achievements of the manufacture, engineering, design, and construction of monumental manmade objects.
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