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Now kenner and schlosser have reunited for command and control, based on schlossers pulitzer prizefinalist book of the same name, about a. Again and again in looking at these documents, you find an effort to blame the person who dropped the wrench, who used the wrong tool at a minuteman. Command and control by eric schlosser overdrive rakuten. Command and control filmmakers raise alarm about dangers of accidents from nuclear weapons. Im not saying all concerns were quelled by the end, but hearing how open, almost eager, the military is to improving the maintenance of their nuclear weapons arsenal is a comfort. Command and control, which premiered at the tribeca 2016 film festival, is a highstakes documentary thriller from robert kenner, director of the emmyawardwinning film food, inc, which was based on eric schlossers bestselling book fast food nation. Command and control official trailer 1 2016 documentary. In chilling documentary command and control, a nuclear explosion narrowly avoided in 1980, a socket dropped from a workers wrench nearly spelled nuclear disaster at a titan ii missile silo.
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