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It is the best nuclear non proliferation and arms control ad.

From what I remember, Threads was even broadcast in the Soviet Union – with a little disclaimer that Soviets never did (and never would!) strike first, so that that part of the movie was "western propaganda".

But the rest of the film is so apolitical, and so hauntingly well done, that even the "bad guys" in it liked it.

It's really a testament to the film's quality.

Seemed to me like the US and allies were equally painted as aggressors and "bad guys" in the movie. The protagonists were even negatively affected by the US using the UK as a launchpad for war before any bomb had dropped. Allied states actively suppressed anti-nuclear proliferation movements with violence in the movie, as well.

I think a point that they were trying to drive home is that there are no "good guys" or winners in a nuclear war, especially when it comes to those who perpetrate it on any side.

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