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        <title><![CDATA[War Games]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[I was 15 when the movie War Games came out.  My father served on a fast attack nuclear submarine and we were stationed in San Diego at the time.  It really didn't hit me how real nuclear war could be until I saw the movie War Games.In other words, even though I knew the move was drama-science fiction I never gave it a second thought; at age 15 why would you outside of the science fiction/horror movie context?For a while I was a little freaked but at the same time drew some comfort in knowing that I lived in one of the primary targets -- &quot;A millisecond of brilliant light and we're vaporized!&quot; said Professor Falkin.    I watched a behind the scene interview regarding the movie and all of the technical consultants remarked at how eerily real real the sets looked.The movie &quot;The Day After&quot; was also an excellent docudrama!  My high school history teacher recommended that we watch it (if we wanted to) and to write a short paper for extra credit.Both of these movies are on my all time favorite list.Movies like these are great reminders of what could have been and what could be if we're not careful.  BTW, that museum looks very cool!]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[Titan Missile Museum - from a former MCCC]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[I was a member of the 571st Strategic Missile Squadron, and pulled my first alert duty at the site that is now the museum - 571-6. I think we would have heard the missile if we launched it. The blast doors and shock mount were to make us better able to survive a near miss by an incoming missile if we had not had a launch order from the President/national Command Authority by the time the opposing warheads started arriving. The missile could store three targets, which could be selected before launch. True, we did not know precisely what our targets were, but we had a general idea. We were very glad we never had to launch. The TV movie &quot;The Day After&quot; is the best depiction of what it would have been like. We were very glad deterrence worked!]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Mon, 18 Jun 2012 21:50:51 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Titan site]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[My girlfriend and I visited this site in 2006 while we were in Tucson to attend spring training games.Some other interesting items:1. Once the launch command was executed, the crew members would have no physical assurance that the missile had indeed been launched. The entire control complex is shock-mounted. They would not even hear the roar of the engines.2. The launch crew did not know the target of the missile which was changed periodically.3. In addition to allowing visitors to view the missile, the clear cover allows Russian satellites to view it to verify it hasn't been launched.]]></description>
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