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

Back in 1984, the BBC broadcast an apocalyptic TV film about World War 3 that terrified audiences. Nominated for seven BAFTAs, Threads imagined a nuclear war between NATO and the Warsaw Pact.

Nuclear-weapons physicist Greg Spriggs rates eight nuclear-explosion scenes in movies. He analyzes the portrayal ... weapons being detonated as an act of war. More from How Real Is It?

Today, those fears have largely subsided — but anyone who wants a glimpse of what it was like to live in fear of the bomb can look back at the rash of nuclear war–themed movies that were ...

The Atomic Age introduced a whole new level of paranoia to the world. Whether it was the threat of nuclear war replete with atomic bombs wiping out civilization or worry about nuclear power, the ...

One of the most terrifying and depressing films ever made is now available to stream on BBC iPlayer. Threads is the nuclear ...

Explores a ticking-clock scenario about what would happen in the event of a nuclear war, based on dozens of exclusive new interviews with military and civilian experts who built the weapons and ...

One of the most terrifying and depressing films ever made is now available to stream on BBC iPlayer. Threads is the nuclear ...