11 Steps to Survival
Jan 01, 1973 | IMDB 0
21 min Watch NowDocumentary
A film demonstrating steps to take in the event of a nuclear attack. Animated drawings show the effects of atomic explosions in the air and at ground level. How wide an area is affected by light and heat flash, radiation and radioactive fall-out are clearly illustrated. How to build or improvise a fall-out shelter, what to stock in it, when to take shelter and how long to stay there are similarly explained. Produced by the National Film Board of Canada for Emergency Planning Canada.
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The Atomic Cafe
On Deterrence
Nuclear Rescue 911: Broken Arrows & Incidents
After the Big One: Nuclear War on the Prairies
1983: The Brink of Apocalypse
Your Chance to Live: Nuclear Disaster
Missile
Public Shelter Supplies: What Does The Government Supply
Operations in Public Shelters
Information Program Within Public Shelters
The Man Who Saved the World
Race to Oblivion
Sound an Alarm
Television Event
Atomic Pilgrimage: Ghost Towns, Nuclear Relics, and Lost Civilizations on the Road to the Trinity Site
The Man Who Saved the World
First Strike
The Neutron Bomb
The Condo at the End of the World: Life Inside a Nuclear Missile Bunker
Nuclear Nightmares
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IMDB 7.3 | Mar , 1982
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IMDB 0 | Feb , 2017
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IMDB 3.8 | Jan , 2001
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.After the Big One: Nuclear War on the Prairies
IMDB 6 | Oct , 1982
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IMDB 5 | Jul , 2007
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IMDB 0 | Feb , 1974
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IMDB 6.5 | Jan , 1988
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IMDB 0 | Jul , 1963
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IMDB 0 | May , 1963
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IMDB 7 | Oct , 2012
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IMDB 0 | Jan , 1982
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IMDB 0 | Jan , 1971
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IMDB 7 | Nov , 2020
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IMDB 10 | Jun , 2019
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IMDB 6.8 | Aug , 2014
A documentary film about Stanislav Petrov, a former lieutenant colonel of the Soviet Air Defence Forces.First Strike
IMDB 0 | Jan , 1979
Dramatization of a devastating nuclear strike against the United States by the Soviet Union, followed by interviews with analysts and military figures. Produced by the United States Air Force.The Neutron Bomb
IMDB 10 | Oct , 2022
We've all heard of the atomic bomb, but in the late 1950s, an idea was conceived of a bomb which would maximize damage to people, but minimize damage to buildings and vital infrastructure: perfect for an occupying army. This is the story of a man and his bomb: a melding of world events and scientific discovery inspire the neutron bomb, one of the most hated nuclear weapons ever invented.The Condo at the End of the World: Life Inside a Nuclear Missile Bunker
IMDB 0 | Apr , 2026
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IMDB 10 | Nov , 1979
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