From nuclear fallout to rogue AI, Hollywood’s vision of World War 3 in movies might be closer to reality than we’d like to ...

Today's USA war against Iran eerily mirrors an HBO Cold War movie about the threat of nuclear war if the Strait of Hormuz were closed and Russia entered the conflict.

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Sadly, war is back in the headlines, and conflict seems to have been increasing around the world for years now, meaning that many of the ideas that animated Cold War cinema have renewed relevance.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In 1984, HBO debuted the made-for-TV film Countdown to Looking Glass. Now, 38 years later, renewed tensions between the United ...