Rebecca Ferguson in 'A House of Dynamite' Eros Hoagland/Netflix Share on Facebook Share on X Share to Flipboard Send an Email Show additional share options Share on LinkedIn Share on Pinterest Share on Reddit Share on Tumblr Share on Whats App Print the Article Post a Comment House of Dynamite screenwriter Noah Oppenheim has answered the Pentagon after it contended his Netflix thriller, directed by Kathryn Bigelow, inaccurately portrays how U.S. defense systems react to an incoming nuclear missile attack. "We respectfully disagree," Oppenheim told MSNBC's The Weekend program after the Pentagon in an Oct. 16 internal memo argued U.S. missile interceptors "have displayed a 100 percent accuracy rate in testing for more than a decade". While conceding he and Bigelow did not speak to the Pentagon during the making of House of Dynamite, they did extensive research before concluding "unfortunately our missile defense system is highly imperfect, and if the Pentagon wants to have a conversation about improving it or what the next step might be in keeping all of us safer, that's exactly the conversation we want to have. But what we show in the movie is accurate," Oppenheim told the MSNBC show. Related Stories General News British Rapper and 'Supacell' Star Ghetts Appears in London Court Over Fatal Hit-and-Run TV 'Nobody Wants This' Star Jackie Tohn on Her Defining Monologue and Uncertain Future After Season 2 Finale He added the Pentagon cited a scene in the movie where "our mid-course missile intercept system fails, that we fail to knock down the incoming missile." In the memo, the Pentagon argued the U.S. real world missile intercept system is more accurate than what is shown in the Netflix thriller. "I'm not a missile defense expert. However, I did talk to many missile defense experts who were all on the record," Oppenheim added. Bigelow's nail-biter centers on a nuclear crisis that tracks from different perspectives and different endings the 18 minutes it takes for ground-based interceptor missiles launched from the U.S. to reach Chicago. The audience is left to question does the incoming bomb get intercepted before a projected impact? "Watching moments of fear pass across the faces of these disciplined, highly trained officials, or listening in as a young military officer calls his mother, becomes progressively more heart-wrenching," David Rooney wrote in his review of House of Dynamite for The Hollywood Reporter. Oppenheim said he welcomed the Pentagon weighing in on the Netflix thriller: "I'm so glad the Pentagon watched, or is watching and is paying attention to it, because this is exactly the conversation we want to have." THR Newsletters Sign up for THR news straight to your inbox every day Subscribe Sign Up Live Feed From TikTok to Primetime: Alix Earle on Her 'DWTS' Journey and What's Next Live Feed 'Only Murders in the Building' Boss Explains How That Death and Twisty Finale Set Up Next Season Crunchyroll Crunchyroll Anime Is Now Being Used to Treat Lazy Eye - and It's FDA-Approved Live Feed 'Chad Powers' Boss on Why Season One Was So Short and If We'll See Chad's Sophomore Year Live Feed 'Only Murders in the Building' Renewed at Hulu, Moves to London for Season 6 World Series World Series 2025: Where to Stream the L.A. Dodgers vs. Toronto Blue Jays Online Without Cable Live Feed From TikTok to Primetime: Alix Earle on Her 'DWTS' Journey and What's Next Live Feed 'Only Murders in the Building' Boss Explains How That Death and Twisty Finale Set Up Next Season Crunchyroll Crunchyroll Anime Is Now Being Used to Treat Lazy Eye - and It's FDA-Approved Live Feed 'Chad Powers' Boss on Why Season One Was So Short and If We'll See Chad's Sophomore Year Live Feed 'Only Murders in the Building' Renewed at Hulu, Moves to London for Season 6 World Series World Series 2025: Where to Stream the L.A. Dodgers vs. Toronto Blue Jays Online Without Cable