Oh. My. God.

I am rendered speechless. Incapable of coherent thought. For ten minutes after leaving the theatre, I could barely blink. As the credits rolled, and I came back to reality, I thought I was going to cry. Not because the ending was sad. Or that happy-make-me-cry sort. But because it had been so unbelievably gripping.

The movie - Thirteen Days - is the best piece of film I have ever seen.

If you don't know, the movie is about the Cuban missile crisis. I am a political science student. I know exactly what happened. And yet still I found myself wide-eyed, on the edge of my seat, praying that the most horrible thing of all - global nuclear war - could be averted. It was spot on the money. It was stunning. Exceptional Completely and utterly mind-blowing.

Why are you still reading? Go and watch it. Now!

This is history. This is what so very nearly happened. This is how close the world came to ceasing to exist. It should be compulsory viewing. For everyone who dares to study strategy or international relations or fucking deterrance theory. For everyone. Because we need to know. To stop it ever happening again.