The movie was RED ALERT, starring Ed Flanders, broadcast around 1982-83.  I
believe the setting was Charleston, South Carolina.  Probably on NBC or
CBS, but I can't be sure.
Hope this helps,
Daniel Marcus
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In Message Mon, 14 Feb 1994 21:49:25 -0500,
  Denis Simard <[log in to unmask]> writes:
 
>   I am looking for a movie that I saw some years ago, but I can't
>remember the name of the movie and director. The movie, probably produced
>in the 80's, is made for television and it's a pseudo-documentary in
>TV news style which simulate an atomic bomb alert made by some
>terrorists in a big city of USA. If anybody have information about
>this movie, please let me know!
>
>TIA!
>
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>        DENIS SIMARD                    Universite de Montreal
>        ([log in to unmask])     Etudes cinematographiques
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