Doctor Strangelove - Doomsday Machine
Why Hacker News recommends it
HN mostly uses it as a joke about secrecy or as an illustration of mutually assured destruction.
What it is
The Doomsday Machine scene from Stanley Kubrick's 1964 film Dr. Strangelove, in which the Soviet doomsday device is explained.
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What Hacker News said
Cites 082349872349872 · 2023-01 · on “Ask HN: What happens if a nuclear missile is air-destroyed before detonation?”
The essence of MAD is that a strike is never "the" nuclear missile. It will consist of many missiles, more warheads, and yet more decoys. [this video]