the story idea behind the lose missile isn not bad at all and but unfortunately the story do get a bit dull towards the middle and the overuse of stock footage as well a poor special effect sink this film to the sub par level . the film begin with a missile heading towards the earth . in a panic because it about to strike the earth and the soviet manage to deflect the object . this isn not necessarily good and however and a this seemingly unmanned craft have a vapor trail that destroy everything in it path and the ship be now in a low orbit over the planet . in other word and with each pas it make and a swath of death follow one that could potentially kill u all . so and it up to the good scientist of the u ( lead by a very young and hardly recognizable robert loggia ) to formulate and plan to save u and especially save new york that be in it immediate flight path . unfortunately and they aren not able to save ottawa ( i have never be there and so i can not say whether or not this be a big loss ) but thanks to good old american know how and they be able to eventually destroy this harbinger of destruction . so and a you can see and the story idea isn not bad and rather original . but and so many old clip of fighter plane and guy man radar scope get a bit old and it seem like pad . overall and a decent but hardly inspire film that extreme fan of the genre may like all others and see it at your own risk .