Command and Control
September 18, 1980, 6:25 p.m., Titan II base in Damascus, Arkansas. On this fateful night an explosion kills an Air Force member and transforms the lives of everyone on the base. Honing in on a single case of so-called “human error”, Command and Control juxtaposes precision on a minute scale against the gargantuan risks inherent in the United States’ aggressive nuclear proliferation policy during the Cold War.
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Genre: Documentary
Director: Robert Kenner
Actors: Allan Childers, Bill Clinton, Bob Peurifoy, Greg Devlin, Hans Mark, Harold Brown, Jeff Kennedy, John Moser, Rodney Holder, Sam Hutto, Sid King
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