The film will be followed by a Q and A, and feature commentary from History Professor Salim Yaqub. 

For over forty years, "Looking Glass" was the nickname of the Airborne Command Post--an essential element in the command and control of the Strategic Air Command's forces.Countdown to Looking Glass, a made-for-TV docudrama, is a fictionalized account of how quickly a nuclear war could break out between the United States and the Soviet Union over Middle East oil. This fast-paced film feels as though you are watching breaking news, and features cameos by famous diplomats such as Paul Warnke, and a young Georgia Congressman, and current presidential candidate, Newt Gingrich. Relive the Cold War from the window of 1984, or come experience it for the first time!