Nuclear Rescue 911: Broken Arrows & Incidents

Name: Nuclear Rescue 911: Broken Arrows & Incidents
Released: 2001-01-01T00:00:00.000000Z
Rating: 4.8

Documentation about nuclear incidents

2001 • 53 min • ★ 4.8 (3) • Released

Documentary History War

Since 1950, there have been 32 nuclear weapon accidents, known as "Broken Arrows." A Broken Arrow is defined as an unexpected event involving nuclear weapons that result in the accidental launching, firing, detonating, theft or loss of the weapon. To date, six nuclear weapons have been lost and never recovered.Now, recently declassified documents reveal the history and secrecy surrounding the events known as "Broken Arrows". There have been 32 nuclear weapon accidents since 1950. Six of these nuclear weapons have been lost and never recovered. What does this say about our defense system? What does this mean to our threatened environment? What do we do to rectify these monumental "mistakes"? Using spectacular special effects, newly uncovered and recently declassified footage, filmmaker Peter Kuran explores the accidents, incidents and exercises in the secret world of nuclear weapons.

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Original title: Nuclear Rescue 911: Broken Arrows & Incidents
Language: EN
Country: US
Budget: —
Revenue: —

Keywords 15

accident broken arrow cold war lost weapons nuclear nuclear accidents nuclear bomb nuclear explosion nuclear missile nuclear radiation nuclear threat nuclear war nuclear weapons plane crash strategic air command

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