Ever since the invention of the atomic bomb, and the use of two of them at the end of World War II, the fear of further nuclear wars has been inescapable, both in real life and in cinema. It’s a lot ...

In 1984, HBO debuted the made-for-TV film Countdown to Looking Glass. Now, 38 years later, renewed tensions between the United States and Iran — including threats to shipping in the Strait of Hormuz ...

Both films examined nuclear war, but whereas Dr. Strangelove took a satirical approach, Fail Safe was deadly serious about the dangers of War.