Some praised realistic elements like the depiction of the White House situation room. But others said parts of the plot didn't ring true.

The two leaders reached an agreement on fentanyl, some tariffs and rare earths, at least for a year. But even as the global trade picture cleared a little, Mr. Trump spurred new worries about nuclear proliferation.

“Within the framework of nuclear strategy” is the caveat—and the underlying topic of this movie. Sitting in his airplane, mulling over the book of laminated pages detailing the various attack options, the president moans to Gen. Brady, “This is insanity.” The general replies, “No, Mr. President, it’s reality.”

U.S. War Secretary Pete Hegseth defended President Donald Trump’s decision to restart nuclear weapons testing, stating it would strengthen America’s deterrent and make nuclear conflict “less likely.” Speaking at the ASEAN Defense Ministers’ Meeting in Kuala Lumpur,

North Korea is one potential villain in a fictional movie about nuclear war on Netflix, Kathryn Bigelow’s “A House of Dynamite.” It is a “Rashomon”-style thriller about the concept of mutually assured destruction that the filmmakers mean to be a wakeup call for nuclear powers.

A new internal memo wants to help Missile Defense Agency personnel be ready to "address false assumptions" stemming from the new Kathryn Bigelow movie.