No Fighting in the War Room: Satire and Institutional Design in Dr. Strangelove

Throughout [Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb] characters conflict, obey, interact with and embody their roles, in a way that is only narratively feasible through the implementation and address of governmental design, real or fictional. The looming presence of real institutions and real (albeit satirical) global threats in Dr. Strangelove only deepens its historical prescience and modern relevancy.