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Theaters of War

The Pentagon denied this one because it didn't like the image of an accidental nuclear...

The Pentagon denied this one because it didn't like the image of an accidental nuclear war, a skirmish that gets out of control

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The Pentagon denied this one because it
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didn't like the image of an accidental nuclear war,
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a skirmish that gets out of control.
Duration
8 seconds
Views
26
Timestamp in Movie
01:11:51
Uploaded
Apr 29, 2025
Genres
documentary, history
Production
N/A

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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...
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
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.