Has the NSA cleared this sale? The classic computer that almost triggered nuclear Armageddon in 1983’s classic movie “War Games” could soon be going under the hammer. The kit used… ...

This year marks the 35th anniversary of the movie “War Games.” The film stars Matthew Broderick as David, a bright student who applies his talents to hacking into his school’s computer to ...

According to Wired, Google hosted a 25th-anniversary screening of WarGames in 2008 with Google engineers cheering on Broderick’s character as he works to save the world from a computer game ...

At the time, “WarGames” spoke to another issue very much on the minds of movie-goers: The danger of nuclear annihilation during the Cold War, years before the Berlin Wall and Soviet regime fell.

Remember the 1983 movie WarGames? The film is about a computer “game” with the potential to start thermonuclear war. But strangely this scenario is more truth than fiction.

The 1983 movie "WarGames" led to an anti-hacking law with felony penalties aimed at deterring intrusions into NORAD. Over time, it became broad and vague enough to ensnare the late Aaron Swartz.

At the time, “WarGames” spoke to another issue very much on the minds of movie-goers: The danger of nuclear annihilation during the Cold War, years before the Berlin Wall and Soviet regime fell.