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33 Minutes: A Documentary Film About Protecting America in the New Missile Age
33 Minutes: Protecting America in the New Missile Age is a 2009 documentary, written, produced and directed by the Heritage Foundation in association with ColdWater Media. The film claims that 25 years after President Ronald Reagan called for strategic systems to protect against ballistic missiles, that the United States is still vulnerable and does not have the defenses in place to protect its cities, states or people.

33 Minutes weaves together archival footage, video of tests from the Missile Defense Agency and interviews with world leaders and experts to communicate the need for missile defense and dispels myths about the availability of necessary technology to build and deploy an effective system. The documentary provides a detailed history of missile defense dating back to the Constitution which says that the government must “provide for the common defense.” It also highlights the work of Lt. General Daniel O. Graham, who in 1979 released High Frontier, a plan for strategic defense using ground and space based weapons. High Frontier is the foundational document for missile defense and replaced the doctrine of Mutual Assured Destruction, which was one of the reasons why the Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty was signed in the early 70’s.

33 Minutes was shot on location in London, New York, Philadelphia, Southern California and Washington, DC and includes interviews with Lady Margaret Thatcher, Attorney General Edwin Meese, Ambassador Robert Joseph, Dr. Edwin J. Feulner, Dr. James Jay Carafano, Dr. Ken Alibek, Dr. Kim Holmes, Dr. William Graham, Richard K. Betts and “man on the street” segments with everyday Americans providing their understanding of the issue.