To watch in HD, get ClipCafe PRO
But it's a slickly oiled PR machine that is not just
Please log in to add to collections.
Theaters of War

But it's a slickly oiled PR machine that is not just advertising toothpaste

But it's a slickly oiled PR machine that is not just advertising toothpaste

Full Transcript

00:00:01.000 --> 00:00:04.379
But it's a slickly oiled PR machine that is not just
00:00:04.038 --> 00:00:05.819
advertising toothpaste.
Duration
6 seconds
Views
27
Timestamp in Movie
01:11:08
Uploaded
Apr 29, 2025
Genres
documentary, history
Production
N/A

Want This Clip in HD?

Upgrade for HD/4K downloads and unlimited access. Upgrade now →

Movie Summary

If you've seen Top Gun or Transformers, you might suspect all that military machinery comes with strings attached. This influence is not limited to a handful of movies, though. A vast new trove of internal documents reveals that t...
It's advertising the most violent and powerful - Theaters of War 00:06
It's advertising the most violent and powerful
ROGER STAHL: The Office is also touchy about nuclear weapons. - Theaters of War 00:05
ROGER STAHL: The Office is also touchy about nuclear...
There's a long history of rejecting - Theaters of War 00:07
There's a long history of rejecting
Take one from the Cold War, The Day After, - Theaters of War 00:06
Take one from the Cold War, The Day After,
It happened to be the highest rated TV movie in history. - Theaters of War 00:04
It happened to be the highest rated TV movie in history.
Nearly half the US population tuned in. - Theaters of War 00:04
Nearly half the US population tuned in.
And its influence led directly to nuclear disarmament talks. - Theaters of War 00:05
And its influence led directly to nuclear disarmament talks.
The Pentagon denied this one because it - Theaters of War 00:08
The Pentagon denied this one because it
They wanted it to be crystal clear - Theaters of War 00:05
They wanted it to be crystal clear
- That's when one side tells the other - Theaters of War 00:07
- That's when one side tells the other
"We do not have a launch on warning policy," they wrote. - Theaters of War 00:04
"We do not have a launch on warning policy," they...
"And the public should not be misled that we do." - Theaters of War 00:07
"And the public should not be misled that we do."
Launch on warning was an official policy - Theaters of War 00:07
Launch on warning was an official policy
And because of it, the US came dangerously close to launching - Theaters of War 00:06
And because of it, the US came dangerously close to...
Had the Pentagon successfully changed the script - Theaters of War 00:09
Had the Pentagon successfully changed the script
The Pentagon's view of nukes has reshaped entire franchises. - Theaters of War 00:05
The Pentagon's view of nukes has reshaped entire...
The monster began as an explicit allegory - Theaters of War 00:06
The monster began as an explicit allegory
And these critical associations held all the way - Theaters of War 00:07
And these critical associations held all the way
By 2014, though, the DOD was fully involved. - Theaters of War 00:04
By 2014, though, the DOD was fully involved.
The nuclear sub one of the monsters - Theaters of War 00:11
The nuclear sub one of the monsters