War Games
Tue, Mar 24
|Robertson Hall
A young man finds a back door into a military central computer in which reality is confused with game-playing, possibly star Join us after the screening for a Q&A with experts from the Program on Science and Global Security (SGS), and a brief discussion.
Time & Location
Mar 24, 2026, 4:30 PM – 7:00 PM EDT
Robertson Hall, Robertson Hall, 20 Prospect Ave, Princeton, NJ 08540, USA
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High school student David Lightman (Matthew Broderick) unwittingly hacks into a military supercomputer while searching for new video games. After starting a game of Global Thermonuclear War, Lightman leads the supercomputer to activate the nation's nuclear arsenal in response to his simulated threat as the Soviet Union. Once the clueless hacker comes to his senses, Lightman, with help from his girlfriend (Ally Sheedy), must find a way to alert the authorities to stop the onset of World War III.
Join us after the screening for a Q&A with experts from the Program on Science and Global Security (SGS), and a brief discussion.