WarGames : Incoming Missiles

During a surprise nuclear attack drill, many of the United States Air Force Strategic Missile Wing controllers prove unwilling to turn the keys required to launch a missile strike. Such refusals convince John McKittrick and other NORAD systems engineers that missile launch control centres must be automated, without human intervention. Control is given to a NORAD supercomputer is known as WOPR (War Operation Plan Response, pronounced "whopper"), programmed to continuously run war simulations and learn over time.

#wargames

[dmrr]

When I was a teenager, my favorite part of this scene was watching Ms. Crystal Palace run in a skirt and heels.

[Dueville]

When i was a kid i used to think the General was eating NORAD brand potato chips out of those little bags. Didnt know it was tobacco until years later.

[davedee]

I'm thinking the missile alert sound at 4 seconds should sound more threatening than what a small bird would sound like after five cups of coffee.

[thegiftedone]

Legendary film! This is up there with E.T. and Back to the Future to me!

[Thanos]

did anyone else notice that, when the guy punched in the number to connect the Heneral to the President, the tone of the numbers went "Dun dun dun dun (Beethoven 's Fifth)?"

[TrevorDBrown]

3:27 - "Beau, how could you do this!?"

[LucasAlmeida-dzxh]

It always kind of makes me laugh when it turns off and they are all confused

[kurumbaatoll]

At 2:55 the response time of the President to the call.

[sha]

Berringer saying about not running in there is a little weird because look at the earlier scenes before he comes in. You see people running around anyway.

[iitzfizz]

Glad the sound of incoming Armageddon is a klaxon, that's wonderfully silly

[gracetruth]

"Someone is playing a game with us."

[distructzero]

BTK comes running out of hiding to say it was a simulation and he still evaded capture for how long?

[BillyTheKidCENTURION]

Yer not supposed to be runnin in someone could get hurt!

[realmofstratford]

I really like the movie but how does a missile launch only get you to defcon 3?

[kitharrison]

I'm most likely within a niche that is most in favour of Ally Sheedy talking about Missile Tragedies.

[deaddropsd]

3-10-22 Ukraine 🇺🇦 got me thinking of these movies 🎥

[Carlos-vmug]

David, he start the game because they are not real, it's just a game

[heterodyne]

Dead giveaway that this was a fake: kid's computer suggests the Russian missiles are SS-20s with five warheads each. In reality, SS-20s had a maximum of three warheads and not enough range to reach Las Vegas.

[louismatassa]

Great 🍿 ✈️✈️✈️✈️✈️✈️🛫🛫🛫🛫 🛫🛫🛫🛫 🚢🚢🚢🚢🚢🚢🚢🚢🚢

[leesweather]

Thank The Almighty Lord that #Trump / #Republicans do not have the nuclear football of our amazing country now. Scary.