This film provides a comprehensive view of the large numbers of nuclear weapons that remain in the United States and Russia a decade after the end of the Cold War. The film shows the American and Russian “missiliers” who are on duty 24 hours a day and are prepared to fire over 1200 nuclear weapons, the nuclear strategic plan coordinators, and the armed forces officers in charge of the nuclear weapon arsenals. There are some noteworthy scenes shown in the film: 20 year old missiliers prepared to end the world out of patriotic duty, and Russian and American top nuclear officers laughing and enjoying a bit of camaraderie. The film attempts to show that America and Russia have excessive numbers of nuclear weapons at the ready, and levels of security demanded by politicians, not military officers. It was aired by CNN in late 2000 as part of the series Democracy in America.