Nuclear Rescue 911: Broken Arrows & Incidents
A sober historical documentary exposing the dangerous record of accidental nuclear weapons incidents known as Broken Arrows.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Moderate
- sober
- foreboding
- investigative
- historical documentary night
- cold war history viewing
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The film catalogs and contextualizes Broken Arrow incidents involving unexpected events with nuclear weapons.
Interviews with former military and energy officials frame nuclear accidents within strategic air command and government institutions.
Former officials, a Broken Arrow victim, a B-52 pilot, and a Los Alamos health physicist provide contrasting firsthand perspectives.
The subject matter centers on nuclear weapons, missile incidents, explosions, and radiation hazards in a historical documentary format.
Films like Nuclear Rescue 911: Broken Arrows & Incidents, and why
The Atomic Café
documentary examination of nuclear weapons accidents, military secrecy, and Cold War danger
Trinity and Beyond: The Atomic Bomb Movie
historical documentary treatment of nuclear technology, radiation, and the threat of accidental catastrophe
Command and Control
investigative documentary about nuclear weapons culture, strategic arsenals, and unintended consequences
Movie Details
- Director
- Peter Kuran
- Release Date
- 2001-01-01
- Runtime
- 53 min
- Rating
- 4.8 / 10 (3)
Cast
- Adam West
- David G. Jackson
- Walter Gregg
- Parker C. Peedin
- John Taschner
- Matthew Coolidge
- Barney Rubin
Where to watch in United States
- Rent
- Amazon Video
- Buy
- Amazon Video
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Nuclear Rescue 911: Broken Arrows & Incidents about?
- A sober historical documentary exposing the dangerous record of accidental nuclear weapons incidents known as Broken Arrows.
- What is Nuclear Rescue 911: Broken Arrows & Incidents like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Nuclear Rescue 911: Broken Arrows & Incidents as measured, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Nuclear Rescue 911: Broken Arrows & Incidents violent?
- Somewhat. Ember rates the violence in Nuclear Rescue 911: Broken Arrows & Incidents as moderate.
- Which films are like Nuclear Rescue 911: Broken Arrows & Incidents?
- Films with a similar feel include The Atomic Café, Trinity and Beyond: The Atomic Bomb Movie, and Command and Control.
- How long is Nuclear Rescue 911: Broken Arrows & Incidents?
- Nuclear Rescue 911: Broken Arrows & Incidents runs 53 minutes.
- Where can I watch Nuclear Rescue 911: Broken Arrows & Incidents?
- In United States, Nuclear Rescue 911: Broken Arrows & Incidents is available to rent or buy from Amazon Video.
