Nuclear Monsters

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Stanley Kubrick set out to make a serious drama about an accidental nuclear war, and ended up making the blackest comedy ever, Dr. Strangelove. Arun Rath explains how the bizarre, over-the-top parody of Dr. Strangelove was closer to reality than any of us would care to believe.

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