Dr. Strangelove

English Alternative forms en Dr Strangelove Etymology From the character Dr. Strangelove in Stanley Kubrick's 1964 film Dr. Strangelove, or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb. Pronunciation en /dɑktər streɪndʒlʌv/ US Noun Dr. Strangelove Someone who is likely to launch a nuclear attack or otherwise destroy the world. en 2008 Safire's Political Dictionary William Safire 654 0199711119 When it was important in 1969 for Henry Kissinger to gain a reputation as a “secret swinger” to create a Dr. Strangelove reputation and provide cover for secret trips, he would appeal to White House wags and their friends (Richard Moore, television producer Paul Keyes, and this writer) for lines making that point. en 2010 How to Cool the Planet Jeff Goodell 0547487134 Just as the central question of the nuclear age was how to keep a Dr. Strangelove from pushing the button, the central question of the geoengineering age will be how to prevent a Dr. Strangelove from hacking the climate. en 2015 Who Cooked Adam Smith's Dinner? Katrine Marcal 62 9781925113723 His game theory became the foundation for modern finance. Dr Strangelove went to work on Wall Street. en 2012 War, Science and Terrorism: From Laboratory to Open Conflict Dr J Richardson 1136345124 In both the world of new science and that of quick-fix military technology we need, more than ever, to be on perpetual guard against the Dr Strangeloves of the future. en 2014 Implosion: Delusion, denial, and the prospect of collapse Jerry Kroth 240 0936618116 The Darth Vaders, Dr. Strangeloves and many people in positions of power have advocated the use of nuclear weapons to resolve conflicts. en 2014 Virtual Government: CIA Mind Control Operations in America Alex Constantine 255 1627310169 But CIA observers everywhere choked when CNN announced that a psychological trauma team, mustered by the American Psychological Association, would converge in Oklahoma City to treat survivors of the explosion and the victims' families—led by none other than Dr. Louis Jolyon West of UCLA's Neuropsychiatric Institute, the breeding ground of some of the most necrotizing Dr. Strangeloves in the mind control business. Related terms en Dr. Strangelove syndrome en Strangelovian en eponyms terms derived from fiction en Cold War Fictional characters Nuclear warfare