USAF Nuclear War Alert Simulation - 1958 Part 4 of 6

Declassified United States Air Force film released by the National Security Archive. Under Creative Commons license, with attribution to the National Security Archive. Film depicts a nuclear war alert exercise conducted at Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska...obtained from archive.org

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• 1950s
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[luridplanet]

Did that general just launch all nuclear missiles without presidential orders?

[joltmeoff]

Have my plane ready 2 hours ago dumb ass lol

[mutantandmazesrpgs]

Death to Pure-Strain Humans ... N-Mutant Coaltion now!

[mutantandmazesrpgs]

Nobody wins a nuclear war - except the muties ...

[mutantandmazesrpgs]

Why is this N-commander worried about external radiation with the number of cancer sticks he is chugging down during the attack ...?

[Prairielander]

@creambeam Canada had 56 Bomarc missiles at the time with nuclear warheads as part of commitments in NORAD. A couple years later the RCAF aquired CF-101 Voodoo interceptors with nuclear equiped missiles to shoot down Soviet nuclear bombers. Also the 1 Canadian Air Division in Europe was a nuclear strike force.

[Fredfredbug4]

@luridplanet Nope, the president gave the joint chiefs of staff the order to allow generals to release quick strike on Russia and China.

[NewHeathen78]

@luridplanet Isn't it from the chain of command? The President alerts the proper joint chief, whom alerts the proper units to deploy? At least that is what I was taught in the military.

[NewHeathen78]

One Commie has viewed this vid.

[NORGCO]

@luridplanet

No they stated in an earlier part that the president was sitting at the desk with the joint Chiefs.

It is also stated that the President authorised the strikes at each point in the decision process.

[1LTD1]

@luridplanet

Presiden'ts direct orders are largely a myth that apply only to offensive wars.