The Conspiracy Theory ...

[Baruch]

As the computer in 'War Games' discovered, "Sometimes the only way to win is not to play".

Hence the popularity of suicide.

[Cavebear]

Hence the popularity of suicide.

I don't think that was the point of the movie.  ;)

[Gawdzilla Sama]

Operation Paperclip, how to beat the Soviets to the Moon.

[Baruch]

I don't think that was the point of the movie.  ;)

Per MikeCL ... there is no meaning beyond the personal.  For me, the movie meant ... don't play with matches.

But in the context of universal psychopathy ... I think we will burn (though I think germ weapons, not nukes).