1990-05-19

By Dawn's Early Light

A nuclear warhead launched by Soviet insurgents protesting the waning Cold War destroys the Ukrainian city of Donetsk. The destruction sets off a race between American and Soviet politicians to prevent a nuclear holocaust. While the U.S. president feverishly works to keep the military and political machine from going into overdrive, various subordinates panic. When the president is believed to be killed in a helicopter crash, zealous advisers take over.

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Powers BootheRebecca De MornayJames Earl JonesMartin LandauDarren McGavinRip TornJeffrey DeMunnPeter MacNicolGlenn WithrowRonald William LawrenceKieran MulroneyNicolas CosterKen JenkinsRandal PatrickDaniel BenzaliRobert O'ReillyAnnabella PriceAnn GillespieGlenn MorshowerDana KimmellJon Paul SteuerDanielle von ZerneckKatherine CortezJon CedarPaul TompkinsTony RaynerRichard Speight Jr.T.R. MarinoSteve EastinSteve RankinMike GomezScott TrostPat SkipperAdrian RicardDouglas TolbertBill MoynihanDagmar StanecRay NazzariRichard Assad