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    First Strike (Part 1)

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    3 HN mentions · mentioned in 3 months, 2015–2021

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    10:00 · 3.2M views · Apr 30, 2007

    A dramatization of a hypothetical Soviet first strike that destroys US bombers and Minuteman missiles, filmed with US Air Force cooperation. It is a short version of the 1979 documentary First Strike.

    Referenced as a source of Cold War nuclear command footage and for realistic depictions of the era.

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    3 comments from Hacker News

    1. @mynameishereJan 2015· in “The button that isn’t”

      suspiciously good They just copied some footage helpfully provided by the air force. (7:50) There must have been a "director's cut" of the same because we see it in "The Day After" where they're turning the keys. this video

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    2. @runarbOct 2020· in “E-6B Mercury airborne command just went active on east/west coasts”

      There are some scenes in the movie The Day After showing the mission I believe these plans flyes: this video The US used to have one or two airborne at all times during the cold war. Quits scary.

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    3. @ballettoFeb 2021· in “Doomsday Ships Were Ready to Ride Out Nuclear Armageddon Before Doomsday Planes”

      More of the the US bomber crew/SAC footgage can be seen here in this SAC promo video: [LINK] and here in this PBS documentary: this video

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