Nuclear Rescue 911: Broken Arrows & Incidents (2001)

ALL 01/01/2001 (en) Documentary, War, History 53 Min
  • Release
    01/01/2001
  • Production
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  • Original title
    Nuclear Rescue 911: Broken Arrows & Incidents
  • Original language
    en
  • Production Cost
  • 0.00
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Documentation about nuclear incidents

Overview

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.

  1. Peter Kuran

    Director

  2. Story

  3. Editor

  4. Producer



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  1. Adam West

    Narrator

  2. David G. Jackson

    self (Former DOE Public Affairs Officer)

  3. Walter Gregg

    Self (Broken Arrow Victim)

  4. Parker C. Peedin

    self (Former B-52 Pilot, USAF)

  5. John Taschner

    self (Health Physics Los Alamos Nat. Lab.)

  6. Matthew Coolidge

    self (Center for Land Use Interpretation)

  7. Barney Rubin

    self (Former Livermore Chemical Engineer)

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Casts : 7 , Crews : 1

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Nuclear Rescue 911: Broken Arrows & Incidents (2001) 53 Min

ALL 01/01/2001 (en)
Documentary, War, History
  • Release 01/01/2001
  • Production
  • Original title Nuclear Rescue 911: Broken Arrows & Incidents
  • en
  • Revenue0.00

Documentation about nuclear incidents

Overview

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.

  1. Peter Kuran

    Director

  2. Story

  3. Editor

  4. Producer