
Missile
1988

Representation Score
Limited
2016
PGDirector
Robert Kenner
Runtime
92 minutes
Average Rating
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Command and Control is a systemic critique of nuclear proliferation rather than a study of demographic identity. Its low scores in LGBTQ+ and disability categories are a result of its specific historical and technical subject matter. The film's strength lies in its cultural critique of Western military institutions, deconstructing the perceived stability of these systems. It challenges the narrative of institutional infallibility, framing nuclear hegemony as a systemic risk. While the film provides a balanced gender perspective among its experts, it lacks racial and ethnic diversity, reflecting the historical lack of diversity within the command roles of the military-industrial complex.
Category Breakdown
The documentary does not include any LGBTQ+ characters or stories. This absence aligns with the film's focus on Cold War-era military policies and nuclear command structures.
The film features both male and female interviewees, maintaining a balanced distribution of expertise. It avoids centering a singular masculine archetype, instead distributing influence across various professional experts.
Representation reflects the demographics of high-level military and policy sectors during the Cold War. The narrative focuses primarily on the Western military-industrial complex.
The film offers a critical look at Western institutions and the logic of nuclear deterrence. It challenges the idea of institutional infallibility, framing nuclear hegemony as a systemic risk.
There are no depictions of physical or neurodivergent disabilities. The narrative remains focused on the technical and political mechanics of nuclear command.
Present on Screen
Limited or Absent
Official Synopsis
September 18, 1980, 6:25 p.m., Titan II base in Damascus, Arkansas. On this fateful night an explosion kills an Air Force member and transforms the lives of everyone on the base. Honing in on a single case of so-called "human error", Command and Control juxtaposes precision on a minute scale against the gargantuan risks inherent in the United States' aggressive nuclear proliferation policy during the Cold War.

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