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Exploring the fallout of a nuclear strike on Canada’s Prairie region—chosen for its proximity to ICBM stockpiles in North Dakota—the film visits a missile base and a Manitoba emergency bunker. A doctor, a farmer and a civil‑defence coordinator share their perspectives, offering a model anyone elsewhere can gauge their vulnerability and questions.
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