US EditionPentagon Frets Over ‘A House of Dynamite’ Nuclear Doomsday Film
The film depicts a credible nuclear missile threat to Chicago amid rising global tensions and highlights the New START Treaty expiration, which controls 90% of nuclear weapons, experts said.
- The new film from Kathryn Bigelow appears on Netflix and at Chicago's Davis Theater and Landmark Century Centre Cinema today.
- Alexandra Bell says the film aims to spark public discussion, noting it prompts much-needed conversations about nuclear threats on U.S. soil and that starting talks is key for preparedness.
- Major Daniel Gonzalez's team detects an ICBM aimed at Chicago, the film opens at Fort Greely, Alaska, with Idris Elba as the U.S. president racing to intercept it.
- Building on its credibility, the Bulletin of Atomic Scientists—an 80-year organization—hosted a screening at AMC River East last week and will hold an online forum on Nov. 6 with Bell and other nuclear experts.
- With New START set to expire in early 2026, Alexandra Bell warns the United States and Russia control about 90% of nuclear weapons amid worsening tensions.
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The plot of A House of Dynamite, the new thriller of Oscar Kathryn Bigelow's winner, revolves around—a spoiler alert—that U.S. missile defenses fail to bring down an intercontinental ballistic missile with nuclear warhead heading for Chicago.The Pentagon agency, responsible for the system of land interceptors of more than $50 billion in Alaska and California, designed to avoid such a scenario, is not satisfied with the situation.The film, starri…
Pentagon Frets Over ‘A House of Dynamite’ Nuclear Doomsday Film
The plot of A House of Dynamite, the new thriller from Academy Award winner Kathryn Bigelow, hinges on — spoiler alert — US missile defenses failing to knock down a nuclear-tipped intercontinental ballistic missile headed for Chicago.
Chicago faces a major nuclear threat in Kathryn Bigelow’s latest film “A House of Dynamite”
Do you know what to do in the event of a nuclear attack – one aimed at Chicago?Director Kathryn Bigelow’s latest film, “A House of Dynamite,” is appearing today on Netflix and at select Chicago theaters, including the Davis Theater and Landmark Century Centre Cinema. In the movie, Chicago faces getting blown off the map by an enemy missile. Idris Elba stars as the U.S. president who is racing against the clock to intercept it.Bigelow’s movie wil…
A House of Dynamite 2: Did Kathryn Bigelow Set Up a Sequel With the Ending?
Spoiler Alert !!!Contains spoilers on A House of Dynamite. Kathryn Bigelow’s new Netflix movie A House of Dynamite has left everyone talking, and confused. The political thriller, which dropped on October 24, 2025, follows top US officials racing against time to stop an unidentified nuclear missile headed toward Chicago. With only 18 minutes to act, the pressure builds until the final moment. Just when viewers think they’ll get answers, the scre…
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