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A short film produced by the US Navy for US servicemen newly arrived in Taiwan, telling them something about the country and its people, and especially telling them how to stay out of trouble and treat the Chinese with respect. The film is also meant as a propaganda piece to impress upon servicemen that the Red Chinese are still technically at war with Taiwan and reminding them that their job is to help the Chinese defend the island in case of a Red Chinese attack.

The U.S. Air Force explains how nuclear weapons work and why planes carrying them are safe from accidental explosions during a crash.

Training film for military projectionists.

A history of the early United States atomic- and hydrogen-bomb tests and the supporting role of the U. S. Air Force.

Training film for military projectionists.

This documentary shows the early ideas about how nuclear war between the USA and the USSR could look like. It is made purely from the US side and takes place mostly in the US military command and control bunkers. The movie tries to be serious, however it is overly optimistic about the USAF chances to win the nuclear war. (But remember it was made before the nuclear missiles became the main delivery method for the nuclear warheads.)

In this government documentary short film, United States Air Force Brigadier General (and film star) James Stewart introduces a depiction and examination of the Air Forces's Strategic Air Command's Command and Control organization. The Command and Control function of SAC is the means by which orders are carried out throughout the active defense branch of the Air Force. The Nebraska headquarters are illustrated as the brain center of the organization, but emergency locales, including airborne command centers, are depicted as well.