A chilling nightmare plays out at a titan ii missile complex in arkansas in september, 1980. What sounds like a fictional robert ludlum novel is the basis for command and control, robert kenners new film based on investigative reporter eric schlossers 2014 book of the same name. Command and control is a minutebyminute account of this longhidden story. The discussion will be moderated by emma belcher, director of nuclear challenges program at the john d. Sep 19, 2016 what sounds like a fictional robert ludlum novel is the basis for command and control, robert kenners new film based on investigative reporter eric schlossers 2014 book of the same name. It is mostly about one very serious accident at a minuteman ii complex, and generally about the unknown and high frequency of such accidents involving nuclear. The command and control type utilities is going away. Command and control was designed and has evolved to solve.
Weak command and control would also imply an increased danger from unauthorized deployment of weapons, which would of course be catastrophic. Command and control presents the true story of what happens when weapons built to protect threaten to become the very source of our own destruction. Oct 04, 20 in eric schlossers new book, command and control, he asks. A documentary thriller, the film focuses on the story of a deadly accident at a titan ii missile complex in damascus, arkansas in 1980. American experience command and control, full film season. For command and con trol disambiguation, see command and con trol. Command and control film wikimili, the free encyclopedia. A highstakes documentary thriller, command and con trol based on eric schlossers 20 book of the same nameexplores the human error that led to an explosion at the titan ii nuclear site just outside little rock, arkansas towards the end of the cold war, and probes how mutually assured destruction might actually mean selfannihilation. Command and control is a gripping account of what happens when things dont work perfect at a nuclearweapons site. In less than one minute, our dispatchers find out what the emergency is and begin to send firefighters, paramedics and others to the scene. The player will have to confront the global terrorist threat and perform 8 combat missions in hot spots in the middle east. With dcc and other kinds of command control you control decoderequipped locomotives independently as opposed to controlling the power going to the track and everything on it. Command and control, which debuted earlier this year at the tribeca film festival, opens today at new yorks film forum, and will play in theatres across the country in the coming weeks.
Command and control is a 2016 american documentary film directed by robert kenner and based on the 20 nonfiction book of the same name by eric schlosser. A deadly accident from a falling socket puncturing the fuel tank of an intercontinental ballistic missile carrying the most powerful nuclear warhead ever built. Command and control official trailer 1 2016 documentary. Watch command and control american experience official site. Sep 15, 2016 in chilling documentary command and control, a nuclear explosion narrowly avoided in 1980, a socket dropped from a workers wrench nearly spelled nuclear disaster at a titan ii missile silo. Command and control 2017 tvpg 1h 31m documentaries chronicling a 1980 titan ii missile accident, this sobering documentary weighs the balance of power and safety involving weapons of mass destruction. A microcosmic study of mans inability to control just about anything, including the deadly weapons he. How do you deploy weapons of mass destruction without being destroyed by them.
The two were there to take questions from a handchosen audience. Appearing in person for audience discussion is producer, writer, and author eric schlosser, author of such books as command and control and fast food nation, and rachel bronson, executive director of the bulletin of atomic scientists. Digital command control, or dcc as most modelers know it, brings electronics technology to your model railroad. Command and control, a 2016 episode of the ongoing pbs program the american experience, shows us why. How do you manage weapons of mass destruction without being destroyed by them. For the book about the history of nuclear weapons systems in the united states, see command and con trol book.
Command and control is a 2016 american documentary film directed by robert kenner and based on the 20 nonfiction book of the same name by eric. Robert kenner command and control official trailer 1. In 2015 alone, they handled calls for more than 380,000 incidents. It looked promising and so it sat in my to read stack for about two months. The film will be publicly released later this year. Command or control command, training and tactics in the british and german armies, 18881918. The software segment is expected to lead the command and control. Command and con trol 2017 tvpg 1h 31m documentaries chronicling a 1980 titan ii missile accident, this sobering documentary weighs the balance of power and safety involving weapons of mass destruction. Nuclear weapons, the damascus accident, and the illusion of safety. Oct 31, 2016 the longhidden story of a deadly 1980 accident at a titan ii missile complex in damascus, arkansas, command and control exposes the terrifying truth about the management of americas. From robert kenner, the director of the groundbreaking film food, inc.
On this fateful night an explosion kills an air force member and transforms the lives of everyone on the base. The film documents a 1980 accident in a missile silo in arkansas that showed just how vulnerable the nations most fearsome weapons can be. Apr 17, 2016 the folly of man and the inevitability of disaster are the twin engines powering command and control, a riveting and dismaying documentary from food, inc. In chilling documentary command and control, a nuclear explosion narrowly avoided in 1980, a socket dropped from a workers wrench nearly spelled nuclear disaster at a titan ii missile silo. Based on bestseller by eric schlosser, the film tells the story of a 1980 accident at a titan ii missile complex in damascus, arkansas, and explores the great dilemma or our time.
It was released initially in the united states at the tribeca film festival and then in the united kingdom at the sheffield docfest on june 11, 2016. Putting a camera where there was no camera that night, kenner brings this nonfiction thriller to life with stunning. Command and con trol takes a riveting look at the american nuclear program that offers some disturbing insights and raises some immensely troubling questions. Schlosser tasked film maker kevin ford with bringing. American experience films pbs a chilling, strangelovian nightmare plays out at a titan ii missile complex in arkansas in september 1980.
Global command and control systems markets, 20192025. Command and control, terrifying soon at a theater near. How do you deploy weapons of mass destruction without being destroyed by. Based on the bestselling book of the same name by eric schlosser who appears as one of the interviewees, the film details one particular nuclear weapons incident that most people in american dont remember or dont realize actually happened. Command and control 2016 directed by robert kenner. In chilling documentary command and control, a nuclear. American experience command and control, full film. Watch command and control american experience official. Command and control c2 is a set of organizational and technical attributes and processes. Far from being a historical cautionary tale, command and control looks forward, not backward. Command and control asks what weve learned from a 1980. Sep 22, 2016 far from being a historical cautionary tale, command and control looks forward, not backward. How do you manage weapons of mass destruction without being.
Documentary of 1980s nearlaunch of a nuclear missile from arkansas, based on eric shlossers awardwinning book of the same name. Command and con trol is a 2016 american documentary film directed by robert kenner and based on the 20 nonfiction book of the same name by eric schlosser. So, as a well done documentary video of the damascus incident, this is a good movie. Nuclear weapons, the damascus accident, and the illusion of safety ala notable books for adults kindle edition by schlosser, eric. It is based on the 1980 damascus titan missile explosion in damascus, arkansas between.
Additionally, new command and control systems for dismounted soldiers are also driving the command and control systems market. The film is directed by robert kenner and based on a 2014 book by eric schlosser titled command and control. With tom brokaw, harold brown, allan childers, bill clinton. For the cybersecurity summit, see command control event. Kenners unsettling film casts its worried gaze not at the accidents that already have taken. Apr 20, 2016 command and control, based on the critically acclaimed novel by eric schlosser and directed by robert kenner, will open theatrically in new york exclusively at the film forum on september 14th the film will be released in select cities, followed by a broadcast premiere on pbss american experience. Nti cohosts command and control film screening during 2016. Command and control 2017 tvpg 1h 31m documentaries chronicling a 1980 titan ii missile accident, this sobering documentary weighs the balance of power and. The folly of man and the inevitability of disaster are the twin engines powering command and control, a riveting and dismaying documentary from food, inc. Sep 14, 2016 the film documents a 1980 accident in a missile silo in arkansas that showed just how vulnerable the nations most fearsome weapons can be. Nti cohosts command and control film screening during. The dvd command and control, while accurate and well done as far as it goes, is marketed as based on the book, but in reality it covers only a small part, once incident only, that is in the book. Two soldiers knock at stanley mcchrystals door, seeking permission to launch a risky attack, hundreds of miles away. No, this is not damascus, syria although people like engdahl would likely jump to that conclusion but damascus, arkansas, the site of a titan ii missile complex.
Honing in on a single case of socalled human error, command and control juxtaposes precision on a minute scale against the gargantuan risks inherent in the united states aggressive nuclear proliferation. In eric schlossers new book, command and control, he asks. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. A worker accidentally drops a socket, puncturing the fuel tank of an intercontinental ballistic missile carrying the most powerful nuclear warhead in our arsenal, an incident which ignites a series of feverish efforts to avoid a deadly disaster. Command and control 2017 all 1h 31m criticallyacclaimed documentaries chronicling a 1980 titan ii missile accident, this sobering documentary weighs the balance of power and safety involving weapons of mass destruction. A cautionary tale of freak accidents, near misses, human fallibility and extraordinary heroism, command and control forces viewers to confront the frightening dilemma that the u. Sep 14, 2016 command and control, which debuted earlier this year at the tribeca film festival, opens today at new yorks film forum, and will play in theatres across the country in the coming weeks. Various ccrp publications have foreshadowed this need to break with tradition. Command and control trailer a routine check at a titan ii missile complex in arkansas leads to a chilling nightmare. Command and control takes a riveting look at the american nuclear program that offers some disturbing insights and raises some immensely troubling questions.
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