"My God, the sky's on fire!"
The Seaview is a prototype atomic submarine designed by Admiral Nelson (Walter Pidgeon) and is on its final test dive under the Arctic. Whilst testing they learn that the Van Allen belt around the Earth has caught fire, endangering all life. A conference is convened to determine what course of action to take and Nelson proposes that launching a missile from the Seaview would blow the fire out. Other scientists theorise that the belt will burn itself out when it reaches a certain temperature. Unfortunately according to Nelson' theory this would be too late, his missile needs launching imminently and he sets off in the sub to enact his plan. This causes friction aboard the sub, adding to the tension is the fact that someone now seems to be trying to sabotage the mission.
Popular enough adventure that it spawned a successful TV series. Nelson comes across as a modern day Nemo captaining the plushest naval vessel I've ever seen, in this mildly diverting sci-fi.
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