the truth and the falsehood of House of Dynamite, the Netflix film that annoys the Pentagon

INTERVIEW – Since October 24 on Netflix, House of Dynamite tells of a fictional nuclear crisis in the United States. Michel Goya and Bruno Tertrais see it as a captivating film for its procedural realism and the tension created by human failings, despite an improbable initial scenario.

A House of Dynamiteis available on Netflix since October 24 in France. Directed by Kathryn Bigelow (Zero Dark Thirty, Minesweepers…), it tells the story of the reactions of civil-military authorities to a nuclear threat. The Pentagon, the American Department of the Armed Forces, did not appreciate his release. An internal memorandum, published by the agency Bloombergwants to be “address false assumptions, provide correct facts and better understanding” of American deterrence. “This fictional representation also underestimates the capabilities of the United States”he believes.

Michel Goya, former colonel of the marine troops and doctor in contemporary history, and Bruno Tertrais deputy director of the Foundation for Strategic Research (FRS), specialist in geopolitical and strategic analysis, have both seen the film. Here they disentangle the true from the false.


LE FIGARO.- In House of Dynamite a ballistic missile hits American territory and causes a chain reaction of…

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