An unfocused, unfunny black comedy, Dr. Strangelove Or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
details the chaos that ensues after a
nuclear attack is mistakenly triggered against the Soviet Union - with the film following a host
of disparate figures, including George C. Scott's Buck Turgidson, Sterling Hayden's Jack D. Ripper, and Peter Sellers» title character, as they attempt to neutralize the threat.