Impact of American Cinema on Nuclear Geopolitical Identity

Abstract

American cinema has shaped and reinforced nuclear ideological geopolitics in the United States since the beginning of the Cold War. Early on, motion pictures were used to support costly investments in nuclear technology and illustrate the futility of nuclear war to policymakers and the public. When US nuclear strategy appeared to shift away from deterrence later in the Cold War, American cinema pushed back by graphically showing the effects of nuclear war to the public.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 2014
Accession Number
AD1023587

Entities

People

  • Michael J. Dooley

Organizations

  • Air Command and Staff College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Cyber
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Commercial Aircraft
  • Computers
  • History
  • Intergovernmental Organizations
  • International Organizations
  • Motion Pictures
  • National Security
  • New York
  • Nuclear Weapons
  • Nuclear Weapons Security
  • Recreation
  • Terrorism
  • Terrorists
  • Treaties
  • United States
  • United States Government
  • War Games

Fields of Study

  • Political science

Readers

  • Geodesy
  • Strategic Security Studies