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Documentary Film & Discussion: Command and Control, March 14
The film presents the true story of what can happen when the weapons built to protect us threaten to become the very sources of destruction.
The Ashland Documentary Film & Discussion Series will present a PBS film, “Command and Control,” Thursday, March 14, 7 to 9 p.m., at the Ashland Library, Community Room, 66 Front St. The event is free and open to the public. All points of view are welcome.
Chronicling a 1980 Titan II missile accident—the 1980s near-nuclear ground explosion of a Titan II missile in Damascus, Arkansas—this sobering documentary weighs the balance of power and safety involving weapons of mass destruction. The film is based on Eric Shlosser's award-winning book of the same title.
The Ashland Documentary Film & Discussion Series has been showing documentary films monthly since 2005. The series is held at in the Ashland Library, Community Room, on the second Thursday of each month. Discussion is often lively and thought-provoking. The films are sponsored by the Friends of the Ashland Library.
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For more information, call the library, 508-881-0134, or visit www.friendsoftheapl.com.
