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A group of promising young trainees at Vandenberg Air Force Base takes aim at fictitious targets during the high-pressure training simulations that will give them the skills they will need to sit behind the launch controls of our nation's nuclear weapons. Under the tutelage of weapons experts, the trainees practice confusing tandem procedures and struggle to learn the complicated series of steps necessary to initiate the basic launch sequence for a nuclear missile.

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David Cornelius DVDTalk.com 07/16/2008
4.5/5
Over twenty years later, Wiseman's film still fascinates, still provokes, still leaves us contradicted. Go to Full Review Read all reviews
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Frederick Wiseman

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Frederick Wiseman

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Synopsis A group of promising young trainees at Vandenberg Air Force Base takes aim at fictitious targets during the high-pressure training simulations that will give them the skills they will need to sit behind the launch controls of our nation's nuclear weapons. Under the tutelage of weapons experts, the trainees practice confusing tandem procedures and struggle to learn the complicated series of steps necessary to initiate the basic launch sequence for a nuclear missile.
Director
Frederick Wiseman
Producer
Frederick Wiseman
Genre
Documentary
Original Language
English
Runtime
2h 0m