The following post contains some mild spoilers for A House of Dynamite.
The Pentagon says that although the events unfolding in Netflix’s new political thriller “Doomsday,” Dynamite houseit certainly appears on the screen, and it is also inaccurate.
In Kathryn Bigelow’s film, when military radars detect a nuclear missile heading directly for the continental United States, the president as well as several individuals and government departments have less than 20 minutes to try to neutralize the weapon and formulate a retaliatory response. The only problem? (Other than the catastrophic bomb, of course). No one has any idea who sent the missile or why.
It’s an edge-of-your-seat premise as the film tightly follows a group of uptight political actors who must navigate the unthinkable. Some are forced to stay to deal with the dilemma while others are evacuated; Still others have loved ones who are directly in the potential area of influence, increasing their personal risk in a crisis. Everyone has a role to play as the political drama unfolds, but perhaps none more so than a group of armed forces personnel tasked with stopping the missile before it’s too late.
Since its release to the streamer on October 24, viewers online have discussed the procedures, timelines and protocols seen in the film. Clearly, the chatter surrounding the film has reached Washington, D.C. The Pentagon subsequently issued an internal memo contradicting some of the events taking place in the film so that members would have “situational awareness and [are] “I’m not surprised what topic might come up in conversations or meetings.”
Specifically, the Pentagon is questioning the moment when the military is ultimately unable to stop a missile headed toward the United States when one of its two interceptor missiles malfunctions and the other fails to neutralize the warhead on impact.
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according to diverseOfficials intended to address “erroneous assumptions” from the film and “provide correct facts and better understanding” in a memo sent to staff on October 16. BloombergHe urges that while the military’s failure to neutralize the nuclear missile in the movie is “a compelling piece of drama intended to entertain the audience,” real-world tests “tell a vastly different story” about U.S. defense capabilities.
In the film, ground-based interceptors (GBIs) have a 61 percent success rate in destroying incoming weapons. However, a Missile Defense Agency memo this month sent responses saying its multibillion-dollar defense systems have “demonstrated a 100% accuracy rate in testing for more than a decade.” Speaking to Deadline, an anonymous “well-placed military official” also said that “the results [of their systems testing] Very, very good, and the program is set to grow over the next decade.”
However, the team behind the film disagrees. Bigelow said during an interview with CBS Sunday Morning This production did not work directly with the military during filming, but they had “multiple technical advisors.” [on set] Who worked in the Pentagon.”
Meanwhile, screenwriter Noah Oppenheim told MSNBC that he would have to “respectfully disagree” with the Department of Defense’s response to the matter. Dynamite house. “I’m not a missile defense expert, but I spoke to several missile defense experts who were all on the record…so hopefully what you see on the screen is a fairly accurate picture of the reality out there,” he insisted.
“Unfortunately, our missile defense system is highly imperfect,” Oppenheim added. “If the Pentagon wants to have a conversation about improving it or what’s the next step in keeping us all safe, that’s the conversation we want to have. But what we’re showing in the movie is accurate.”

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