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Declassified film on nuclear war

You can watch the entire movie at The National Security Archive.

St. Louis Nearly Destroyed in Declassified Military Film Depicting Nuclear War – St. Louis News 21 Feb 2011, It’s believed to be the only U.S. government film depicting the catastrophic atrocities of nuclear war, and for the first-time ever it’s available to the masses. The Power of Decision was produced in 1957 at the request of the U.S. Air Force and ostensibly designed for educational purposes within the military. On Friday the National Security Archives posted the movie onto the Internet.
The hour-long film ends with the military officials admitting that they’ve failed in their key task: deterring a nuclear war. However, they have achieved “success” in destroying much of the Soviet Union and getting Moscow to surrender. Along the way, 60 million Americans are dead with industrial cities of the day (New York, Los Angeles, Detroit and Pittsburgh) completely destroyed. St. Louis, according to the narrator, is one of a handful of other targets experiencing “high casualties.”

Below is a brief clip of the film. You can watch the entire movie at The National Security Archive.

St. Louis Nearly Destroyed in Declassified Military Film Depicting Nuclear War – St. Louis News – Daily RFT

February 22, 2011 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | Resources -audiovicual