US EditionIs ‘A House Of Dynamite’ A True Story? How Realistic Netflix’s Nuclear Film Really Is
The Pentagon disputes the film's claim of 50% interception success, citing over a decade of 100% accuracy in missile defense tests, despite the film's dramatic portrayal.
- On October 16, the Missile Defense Agency circulated an internal memo criticizing A House of Dynamite for fictional interceptors missing targets while real-world tests tell a vastly different story.
- The thriller follows the 18 minutes after an ICBM launch aimed at Chicago, showing Army ground-based interceptors at Fort Greely, Alaska, where one fails to fire and the other misses.
- The MDA argues testing records show a different picture, saying interceptors have displayed a 100 percent accuracy rate for over a decade and disputing the film's $50 billion cost figure.
- In a statement to Bloomberg News, the Pentagon said it was not consulted and the film `does not reflect the views or priorities of this administration`, while the Missile Defense Agency told personnel to address false assumptions and frame interceptors as critical for national defence.
- A 2020 Government Accountability Office report found the Pentagon spent about US$53 billion and planned about US$10 billion through 2025, with fewer than 50 ground-based interceptors managed by Boeing Co and operated under US Northern Command.
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Pentagon Disputes ‘A House Of Dynamite’ Accuracy On Missile Reliability; “Respectfully Disagree,” Says Kathryn Bigelow Drama Screenwriter
The U.S. Department of Defense and Netflix are in a clash over how accurate the streamer’s nuclear disaster drama A House of Dynamite truly is. Highlighting a specific major plot point in the Kathryn Bigelow-directed movie, an October 16 memo from Pentagon officials was produced with the intent to address “false assumptions” from the film, which just dropped on the streaming site. The document says the failure of the military to stop a missi…
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