October fire
Description
In 1986,on board a huge Soviet nuclear submarine, fifty metres below the surface of the ocean, an enormous ballistic missile exploded. Using carefully obtained classified documents, this film tells the true story of the cause of the explosion and the heroic three-day fight to save the world from nuclear disaster.
Runtime
29 min
Series
Subjects
Geography
Genre
Date of Publication
1997, c1996
Database
Alexander Street
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