House of Dynamite on Netflix: Is Kathryn Bigelow’s Thriller Realistic? Here is the Pentagon’s answer!

These are our colleagues Bloomberg Who got this: A very official internal memo from the Pentagon responding to his staff’s coffee machine discussions (right). No, A House Of Dynamite, directed by Kathryn Bigelow, does not offer a compelling script, and no, there will be no cause for concern…

But then, is the Netflix movie really talking nonsense? Or is the Pentagon trying to cover up its own inadequacies?

What does the Pentagon memo contain?

House of Dynamite details the reaction of the US government to the launch of a nuclear missile in the direction of Chicago. In one scene, the defense minister is outraged that the $50 billion anti-missile defense system has only a 50% chance of destroying its target: “Are you telling me it’s a coin toss?”

If the internal Pentagon memo admits that the exaggerations are understandable to create drama, it still confirms that ongoing tests are revealing a solution.very differentwhich is depicted in the film. Indeed, tests conducted by the Missile Defense Agency on October 16 make it possible to prove that modern technology.It has a 100% accuracy rate in over a decade of testing”.

“I respectfully disagree”

How does the film crew respond to this trial of disbelief? in the program CBS Sunday Morning On October 12, Bigelow said the film crew was not cooperating with the military for independence, but “Several technical advisers who worked at the Pentagon“.

This was announced by Noah Oppenheim, the screenwriter of the film MSNBC to be “I respectfully disagree” According to the Pentagon memo. It states: “I talked to a lot of experts who all testified publicly. We asked them a lot of questions. What we show in the film is accurate.”

In the face of this unsettled debate where everyone wins, the best conclusion is still Kathryn Bigelow hoping her movie takes off.Be sure to talk“About nuclear threats. House of Dynamite is available on Netflix.