Cold War Themes
The film focuses on a number of Cold War themes, including brinksmanship, political loyalty and the mutual distrust of both sides as they attempt to resolve the issue diplomatically while escalating their military alert levels to force the other side to back down.
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Famous quotes containing the words cold, war and/or themes:
“The cold neutrality of an impartial judge.”
—Edmund Burke (1729–1797)
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—Victor Hugo (1802–1885)
“In economics, we borrowed from the Bourbons; in foreign policy, we drew on themes fashioned by the nomad warriors of the Eurasian steppes. In spiritual matters, we emulated the braying intolerance of our archenemies, the Shi’ite fundamentalists.”
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