Blake Hall
Broken Arrow.
That’s what the United States military called an accident within the U.S. having to do with a nuclear weapon (which does not create the risk of nuclear war). This video was created to document the drill that walked personnel through the extremely involved process of minimizing effects of such a disaster.
According to Wikipedia, it could involve any of these bullet points:
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Accidental or unexplained nuclear detonation.
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Non-nuclear detonation or burning of a nuclear weapon.
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Radioactive contamination.
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Loss in transit of nuclear asset with or without its carrying vehicle.
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Jettisoning of a nuclear weapon or nuclear component.
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Public hazard, actual or implied.
Strange space-like suits. Old generals. Marlboro-smoking voiceover narrator. Desert. Huge planes. This work really has it all. Another gem from the Cold War era, indeed.
If the name’s familiar, it might be because it’s an old Neil Young/Buffalo Springfield song from the 1960s.
It’s also a very forgettable film starring John Travolta and Christian Slater.
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