The Netflix feature film “ A House of Dynamite ” tells “a vastly different story” about the U.S. government’s capability of repelling a nuclear attack than real-world testing suggests, according to an internal government memo obtained by Bloomberg .

The movie, directed by Kathryn Bigelow (“The Hurt Locker”) and written by former NBC News president Noah Oppenheim (“Jackie”), depicts how the U.S. government might respond to an incoming nuclear ballistic missile headed for Chicago. The secretary of defense (Jared Harris) expresses shock that the missile defense system, which cost $50 billion, has just a 50% chance at successfully shooting down the missile — and, indeed, in the film, the system fails to do its job.

A Missile Defense Agency memo reportedly dated Oct. 16, however, states

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