Command and Control documents a terrifying near-catastrophe, when a small worker accident in an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) silo almost led to the explosion of a nuclear weapon in Arkansas. The film also explores the larger systems aimed at keeping nuclear weapons safe, and the many accidents and near-misses that have occurred since the beginning of the nuclear age.
Damascus Titan II Missile Explosion
“I read through all of the known accident reports, and it scared the hell out of me.” —Bob Peurifoy, former Vice President of Weapons Development, Sandia National Laboratories. “We were shocked when we realized all these years, we’ve been thinking along this nice, neat line. That’s not reality.” —Bill Stevens, former Head of Nuclear Safety, Sandia National Laboratories.
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