A House of Dynamite's realism has been revealed by the film's expert military advisor, the former STRATCOM chief of staff.

A House of Dynamite Netflix trailer

Kathryn Bigelow’s latest geopolitical thriller is terrifying viewers on Netflix this weekend .

A House of Dynamite imagines a scenario where a mystery nuclear weapon is headed for Chicago, with the US government having just 18 minutes to respond. Article continues below ADVERTISEMENT

The movie, starring Idris Elba , was assisted by a team of experts including technical advisor Dan Karbler, the former STRATCOM chief a staff – a role he also plays in the film.

Speaking with Netflix , the 60-year-old said: “Noah [Oppenheim] did a tremendous job on the script. He obviously did a lot of research.”

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