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Classic Viewing: Fighting in the War room and rolling in the aisles with 'Dr. Strangelove' 

Nuclear threat as comedy: This was a daring gambit back in 1964, when Armageddon was't the name of a bad movie but an everyday concern.

Time to get those precious bodily fluids jangling. On this week's Classic Viewing we discuss Dr. Strangelove, which airs Friday on Turner Classic Movies. Nuclear threat as comedy: This was a daring gambit back in 1964, when Armageddon was't the name of a bad movie but an everyday concern. The same year also saw a dramatic version of doomsday, Sidney Lumet's Fail-Safe. Strangelove is the satirical take, and it'll still make you laugh until you hurt. Remember: No fighting in the War Room.

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