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The monster began as an explicit allegory
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Theaters of War

The monster began as an explicit allegory for the US nuclear bombing of Japan

The monster began as an explicit allegory for the US nuclear bombing of Japan

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The monster began as an explicit allegory
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for the US nuclear bombing of Japan.
Duration
6 seconds
Views
27
Timestamp in Movie
01:13:02
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...
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
ROGER STAHL: The whole attitude toward nukes - Theaters of War 00:04
ROGER STAHL: The whole attitude toward nukes
There was a scene in the original script where - Theaters of War 00:08
There was a scene in the original script where
"If this is an apology or questioning the decision - Theaters of War 00:11
"If this is an apology or questioning the decision
- The arrogance of man is thinking - Theaters of War 00:08
- The arrogance of man is thinking
The bomb goes from being the threat - Theaters of War 00:05
The bomb goes from being the threat
It turns out, the nukes weren't the monsters - Theaters of War 00:07
It turns out, the nukes weren't the monsters
- They were trying to kill it. - Theaters of War 00:04
- They were trying to kill it.
ROGER STAHL: And they were still our best hope. - Theaters of War 00:04
ROGER STAHL: And they were still our best hope.
But it nevertheless stuck with the nukes as heroes theme. - Theaters of War 00:05
But it nevertheless stuck with the nukes as heroes theme.
A planned explosion supercharges Godzilla - Theaters of War 00:06
A planned explosion supercharges Godzilla
It's hard to imagine a more complete reversal. - Theaters of War 00:04
It's hard to imagine a more complete reversal.
This long time warning about the dangers of proliferation - Theaters of War 00:11
This long time warning about the dangers of proliferation
[MUSIC PLAYING] - Theaters of War 00:09
[MUSIC PLAYING]
The Pentagon has managed to colonize - Theaters of War 00:06
The Pentagon has managed to colonize
They've always had their toe in sci-fi, for example., - Theaters of War 00:06
They've always had their toe in sci-fi, for example.,
Consider that Transformers was the first franchise - Theaters of War 00:06
Consider that Transformers was the first franchise
Sci-fi and comic book movies served as a refuge - Theaters of War 00:08
Sci-fi and comic book movies served as a refuge