Based on the book "Trinity's Child" and featuring Powers Boothe, Rebecca De Mornay and James Earl Jones; By Dawn's Early Light is a “Made for cable” movie about the dangers of the cold war.

Nuclear war is inadvertently launched and the presidents of the US and the Soviet Union find themselves trying to reclaim control of their military forces.

As the United States and the Soviet Union enter an era of friendly relations, a fanatical opposition group detonates a nuclear missile over a Russian city. Suddenly, a chain reaction of accusations and actions begin the groundwork for World War III and two Air Force pilots are poised to perform the 'grand tour' - a systematic bombing of the political and military infrastructure of the USSR.

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