VITAL OCEAN, THE

Duration: 29 min

Creator: Department of the Navy (Department of Defense)

Color: Color

Sound: Optical sound

Description: Describes the current strength of the NATO navies in the Atlantic and explaining the task of SACLANT (Supreme Allied command Atlantic) at Norfolk, Virginia, where officers from six NATO countries work together to coordinate defense plans in the north Atlantic area. The film deals with the under-water threat constituted by the Soviet submarine fleet and shows the work now being done by a team of NATO scientists at La Spezia, in Italy.