Table numbers in parentheses are increases or decreases from the FY26 Request FY25 requested levels come from the Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation’s Fiscal Year 2026 Defense Budget Request Briefing Book Request Numbers in this analysis only include discretionary requests Numbers may not add due to rounding Total National Defense Discretionary Spending (050) DOD […]
Missile Defense
How accurate is A House of Dynamite? Experts sort fact from fiction
Executive Director John Tierney spoke with The Times about “A House of Dynamite” and missile defense. John Tierney, the executive director at the Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation, and a former nine-term congressman from Massachusetts, also praised the film’s accuracy. “It’s close enough that people should be concerned,” he said. “This has been a scam […]
‘A House of Dynamite’: Minute-By-Minute Watch-Along Guide
Snacks are ready, cozy slippers are on and you’re ready to watch A House of Dynamite on Netflix on your couch. Something pops up on your screen that has you wondering: What is that? Is that realistic? What does that mean? A work of fiction, A House of Dynamite depicts how U.S. national security […]
What ‘A House of Dynamite’ Gets Right and Wrong About Missile Defense
[CONTAINS SPOILERS!] In the film A House of Dynamite, U.S. missile defense plays a key role. Here’s what it gets right and wrong. RIGHT: A House of Dynamite correctly underlines that missile defense has been a costly project that has produced, at best, limited defensive capability. It is appropriate to refer to the chances of a […]
One Person’s Pre-Watch Guide to ‘A House of Dynamite’
By Farah Sonde Just in time for Halloween, Netflix is dropping a new nuclear thriller that fits the “spooky season” mantra. A House of Dynamite, the new film directed by Kathryn Bigelow, will hit select theaters October 10 and will stream on Netflix starting October 24. The film’s new trailer delivers multiple hints about what’s […]
