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First Strike (1979)
TV Movie | 40 min | Documentary

First Strike (1979)

TV Movie | 40 min | Documentary

An interesting Cold War film that starts with showing a hypothetical Soviet nuclear first strike scenario leading to a U.S. surrender, followed by a United States Air Force "sales pitch" for more defense spending.

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14 cast members

Name	Known for
Richard H. Ellis Self - Commander in Chief, Strategic Air Command, USAF (as General Richard H. Ellis) Self - Commander in Chief, Strategic Air Command, USAF (as General Richard H. Ellis) See fewer	First Strike (1979)
William R. Graham Self - Co-Founder of Research and Development Associates, Marina Del Rey, California Self - Co-Founder of Research and Development Associates, Marina Del Rey, California See fewer	SDI Star Wars (1991)
Francis P. Hoeber Self - Former Program Manager, Defense Studies, The Rand Corporation Self - Former Program Manager, Defense Studies, The Rand Corporation See fewer	First Strike (1979)
Edward N. Luttwak Self - Senior Fellow, Georgetown Center for Strategic and International Studies Self - Senior Fellow, Georgetown Center for Strategic and International Studies See fewer	Power Play (1978)
Warren C. Moore Self - Vice Commander in Chief, The Aerospace Defense Command (as Major General Warren C. Moore) Self - Vice Commander in Chief, The Aerospace Defense Command (as Major General Warren C. Moore) See fewer	First Strike (1979)
Paul H. Nitze Self - Representative of the Secretary of Defense to SALT 1969-1974 Self - Representative of the Secretary of Defense to SALT 1969-1974 See fewer	Panorama (I) (1953)
William J. Perry Self - Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Development Self - Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Development See fewer	PBS NewsHour (1975)
James Schlesinger Self - Secretary of Defense 1973-1975 (as Dr. James R. Schlesinger) Self - Secretary of Defense 1973-1975 (as Dr. James R. Schlesinger) See fewer	Panorama (I) (1953)
Martin Sheen Narrator Narrator See fewer	The Departed (2006)
Walter Slocombe Self - Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Policy Planning Self - Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Policy Planning See fewer	No End in Sight (2007)
Robert K. Squire Self - Director of Strategic and Tactical Studies and Analysis - Lawrence Livermore Lab Self - Director of Strategic and Tactical Studies and Analysis - Lawrence Livermore Lab See fewer	Today (1952)
William R. van Cleave Self - Director of the Strategic Studies Program, USC Self - Director of the Strategic Studies Program, USC See fewer	Denkmodell Kalter Krieg (1983)
Clarence R. Autery Self - SAC Airborne Commander (uncredited) Self - SAC Airborne Commander (uncredited) See fewer
James Staley Self - Beale AFB Phone Operator (at 3m56s) (uncredited) Self - Beale AFB Phone Operator (at 3m56s) (uncredited) See fewer	Vacation (1983)