Rocket Attack U.S.A., also known as Five Minutes to Zero, is a 1958 propaganda espionage/science fiction film produced, directed and edited by Barry Mahon who intended to exploit the launching of Sputnik.

The duo discover that the Soviets intend launching an ICBM sneak attack against the United States on the night that they arrive.

The Russians are using information gathered by Sputnik to plan the attack, and as the American spies' attempt to sabotage one rocket fails, they are shot.

As Manhattan is hit and 3 million are killed, a general bemoans the lack of a functioning ICBM missile defense system.

The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction found the movie of interest only as an example of US paranoia over Communism in the 1950s.