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Review of by Ari N. Schulman for Slate — 17 Mar 1990

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As brilliant and grotesquely funny as Dr. Strangelove is, the neglected Fail-Safe is the more mature and damning take on the nuclear enterprise. It feels like it could have really happened, and it’s terrifying as a result.

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This review of Fail Safe (1964) was written by and published by Slate on 17 Mar 1990.

Fail Safe has generally received very positive reviews.

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