Air Force Special Film Project 416,"Power of Decision" (1958)

★★★★★ · Scary · krylon · 2011-06-14

This is easily the scariest movie I've ever seen. All those so-called "horror" movies fade in comparison. It is hard to believe how close the Cold War got to getting really, really, Hot.

★★★★★ · Nuclear fun and games! · IndridC0ld · 2021-10-31

This is, BY FAR, the best nuclear war scenario film ever put out. Why? Because it's based on the REAL THING! This video represents the US government's best guess as to how nuclear war would unfold if waged in the late 1950's. Its not just a dramatization, but an actual declassified training video! Just imagine planes and missiles loaded with bombs in the multimegaton range, detonating over the world! Each wave of bombers from either side likely carried over a thousand megatons of explosive yield. Every US and Soviet ICBM likely carried warheads in the three to twenty megaton range. As you see…

★★★★ · Curious film · Paul T Horgan · 2013-11-18

This film is clearly about the use of SAC resources to retaliate for a Soviet strike on the West. What I find strange about it is that there is no mention made of SAC in the film. Instead there is reference to LRAA, which is actually a Soviet term. Further, the officers' names are fictional. The roles are in fact being played by actors. This is a dramatisation, not a documentary. Also the alert is sent out in the incorrect way. A subsequent documentary, also available here, called "SAC Command Post" shows that alerts require multiple officers to be present. Another curious feature of this…