Deterrence (film)

Deterrence is a 1999 FrenchAmerican dramatic film written and directed by Rod Lurie, depicting fictional events about nuclear brinkmanship. It marks the feature directorial debut of Lurie, who was previously a film critic for the New York Daily News, Premiere Magazine, Entertainment Weekly and Movieline, among others. Kevin Pollak, Timothy Hutton, Sheryl Lee Ralph and Sean Astin star. The entire story takes place in a single location, a diner.

Suddenly, word arrives that Uday Hussein, who in the film is the leader of Iraq, has invaded Kuwait. Using a television cameraman who is following his campaign, Emerson notifies the world that unless Hussein orders an immediate retreat and personally surrenders, he will bomb Baghdad with a nuclear weapon.Hussein, through his United Nations envoy, refuses to back down and cuts off telephone negotiations, claiming Emerson is a nonelected leader and also a Jew. He threatens to fire Iraqs blackmarket nuclear missiles at several global locations including Emersons own, near NORAD in Colorado, if his country comes under attack. ........

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