Fortunately, nuclear war never happened, but it has remained an area of fascination for many.
The plot follows a nuclear missile launched from Turkey at the Soviet Union.
There are some major flaws in the movie, but it’s still good, if not anything amazing.
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Plus, who doesn’t lovea movie featuringJames Earl Jones?
They listen to the news on the radio every day and begin to hear news about impending nuclear war.
The ending is pretty obvious, given that there’s only one realistic way it could end.
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In response, the USSR threatens to breach the Berlin Wall and invade West Germany.
It occurs in Sheffield, England, following a conflict in Iran between NATO and the Soviet Union.
Nuclear escalations follow, plunging the world into a nuclear winter.
For this reason, it is also widely considered ahorror movie as well as a war movie.
And yet, it is an absolutely necessary watch.
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