Produced in connection with the book Defcon alert by Kent A. Fox. "Discovery Channel University"--Container. Greg Salata, narrator.
Summary:
In October 1962 the U.S. Strategic Air Command was placed on DEFCON-2 (Defense Condition 2), the highest level of military readiness short of actual war. This program looks at the events of the Cuban Missile Crisis and includes eyewitness testimony as well as analysis by key participatants and includes recently declassified audio tapes and previously secret film and photos.
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