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Theaters of War

I'm requesting a National Command Authority Override

I'm requesting a National Command Authority Override

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00:00:01.000 --> 00:00:04.199
- I'm requesting a National Command Authority Override.
Duration
4 seconds
Views
22
Timestamp in Movie
01:10:54
Uploaded
Apr 29, 2025
Genres
documentary, history
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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...
Angry Man is unsecure. - Theaters of War 00:04
Angry Man is unsecure.
But in a way, it's just... it's the Pentagon - Theaters of War 00:07
But in a way, it's just... it's the Pentagon
But it's a slickly oiled PR machine that is not just - Theaters of War 00:06
But it's a slickly oiled PR machine that is not just
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