American Experience Command and Control (Season 29, Episode 3)
TV-PG
TV Episode | 91 min | Documentary, Biography, History

American Experience

Command and Control (Season 29, Episode 3)

TV-PG

TV Episode | 91 min | Documentary, Biography, History

An account of an incident at a Titan II missile complex in Damascus, Ark., in 1980 that almost caused the explosion of a ballistic missile carrying a nuclear warhead 600 times more powerful than the bomb that destroyed Hiroshima. The ...See moreAn account of an incident at a Titan II missile complex in Damascus, Ark., in 1980 that almost caused the explosion of a ballistic missile carrying a nuclear warhead 600 times more powerful than the bomb that destroyed Hiroshima. The near-calamity was kicked off when a socket fell from the wrench of an airman performing maintenance in a Titan II silo and punctured the missile, releasing a stream of highly explosive rocket fuel. Included: first-person accounts of USAF personnel on the scene. Written by Jwelch5742 See less

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19 cast members

Name	Known for
Harold Brown Self Self See fewer	The American Ruling Class (2005)
Allan Childers Self Self See fewer	Command and Control (2016)
Greg Devlin Self Self See fewer	Command and Control (2016)
Mona Harper Self Self See fewer	American Experience (1987)
Rodney Holder Self Self See fewer	Command and Control (2016)
Sam Hutto Self Self See fewer	Command and Control (2016)
Sid King Self Self See fewer	Command and Control (2016)
Bud Laumer Self Self See fewer	American Experience (1987)
Walter Mondale Self (archive footage) (as Vice President Walter Mondale) Self (archive footage) (as Vice President Walter Mondale) See fewer	The Reagan Presidency (2012)
John Moser Self Self See fewer	Command and Control (2016)
Bob Peurifoy Self Self See fewer	Command and Control (2016)
Jeffrey Plumb Self Self See fewer	Command and Control (2016)
Dave Powell Self Self See fewer	Command and Control (2016)
David Pryor Self Self See fewer	American Experience (1987)
Skip Rutherford Self Self See fewer	Command and Control (2016)
James Sandaker Self Self See fewer	Command and Control (2016)
Ben Scallorn Self Self See fewer	Command and Control (2016)
Eric Schlosser Self Self See fewer	There Will Be Blood (2007)
Bill Stevens Self Self See fewer	Command and Control (2016)