MPR's Stephen Smith observes an average day in the life of a nuclear missile crew based at Grand Forks Air Force Base in North Dakota. He finds out that there is no button to launch a nuke; it's actually a set of keys…and keeping the keys can be pretty dull work.
Awarded:
1989 San Francisco State University Broadcast Media Award, News Feature category
1988 MNSPJ Page One Award, first place in Excellence in Journalism - Radio Features category
1988 Northwest Broadcast News Association Award, award of merit in Feature - Large Market category
1989 CPB Public Radio Program Award, silver award in Local News category