The Steel Ring (AA Defense of US) (1955, silent)

Description:

Description: Miscellaneous Film MF 45-8562
"Vulnerability of the US to sneak atomic attack--Radar and AAA defense centers composing the complicated defense perimeter known as the "Steel Ring"--Specially trained personnel operating the system (26 min--1955)
Index of Army Motion Pictures, Film Strips, Slides, and Phono-Recordings (1959)

Can states: "MF 45-8562" B/W B-WIND FGM"; "NEEDS SOUND"; "ORIG. B/W PIX "MF 45-8562" B-WIND FGM"

Reuse Statement: For information on reusing Prelinger Archives footage and obtaining written usage agreements, please visit www.prelinger.com.

Subjects: 1950s, Military, Cold War, Civil defense

Tags: missiles; control rooms; pressure gauges; soldiers; fighter jets; missile interception; ink plotters; bombed planes; burning aircraft falling out of sky; bombs; Alaska Communication System; U.S. Signal Corps Radio Transmitting Station building; alarms; headsets; timers; airplanes; rockets; animation; squadrons; drills; test sites; deserts; Secretary of Defense sign; communications relay stations; code talkers; army chefs; soldiers running; radio signals; Intelligence Teller; Radar and AAA defense centers; Steel Ring; defense perimeter; paper tape readers; animated map of United States; scrambling fighter planes

Film Sponsor: U.S. Army

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Credits:

Distributor:

Contributor: Prelinger Archives

Source Collection: The Archives Project, Prelinger Archives

Digitizing Sponsor: Filecoin Foundation for the Decentralized Web (FFDW) and Internet Archive

Production Date:

Release Date: 1955

Geographical Location: USA

Genre/Form: government

Language: eng

Rights:

Film Format: 16mm film

Element: finegrain master, positive

Color: b&w

Color Process:

Sound or Silent: silent

Film Soundtrack Type: mos

Edge Code:

Frame Rate: 24 fps

Length (feet): 262

Complete Record: Description: Miscellaneous Film MF 45-8562 "Vulnerability of the US to sneak atomic attack--Radar and AAA defense centers composing the complicated defense perimeter known as the "Steel Ring"--Specially trained personnel operating the system (26 min--1955) Index of Army Motion Pictures, Film Strips, Slides, and Phono-Recordings (1959) Can states: "MF 45-8562" B/W B-WIND FGM"; "NEEDS SOUND"; "ORIG. B/W PIX "MF 45-8562" B-WIND FGM" Reuse Statement: For information on reusing Prelinger Archives footage and obtaining written usage agreements, please visit www.prelinger.com. Subjects: 1950s, Military, Cold War, Civil defense Tags: missiles; control rooms; pressure gauges; soldiers; fighter jets; missile interception; ink plotters; bombed planes; burning aircraft falling out of sky; bombs; Alaska Communication System; U.S. Signal Corps Radio Transmitting Station building; alarms; headsets; timers; airplanes; rockets; animation; squadrons; drills; test sites; deserts; Secretary of Defense sign; communications relay stations; code talkers; army chefs; soldiers running; radio signals; Intelligence Teller; Radar and AAA defense centers; Steel Ring; defense perimeter; paper tape readers; animated map of United States; scrambling fighter planes Film Sponsor: U.S. Army Creator: Credits: Distributor: Contributor: Prelinger Archives Source Collection: The Archives Project, Prelinger Archives Digitizing Sponsor: Filecoin Foundation for the Decentralized Web (FFDW) and Internet Archive Production Date: Release Date: 1955 Geographical Location: USA Genre/Form: government Language: eng Rights: Film Format: 16mm film Element: finegrain master, positive Color: b&w Color Process: Sound or Silent: silent Film Soundtrack Type: mos Edge Code: Frame Rate: 24 fps Length (feet): 262