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By Dawn's Early Light
1990 · Film · 101 min
Directed by Jack Sholder
A nuclear warhead launched by Soviet insurgents protesting the waning Cold War destroys the Ukrainian city of Donetsk. The destruction sets off a race between American and Soviet politicians to prevent a nuclear holocaust. While the U.S. president feverishly works to keep the military and political machine from going into overdrive, various subordinates panic. When the president is believed to be killed in a helicopter crash, zealous advisers take over.
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Good 1990 movie about Cold War tension under launch, not a comedy. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w4SiM5uAtTE By Dawn's Early Light, great role for James Earl Jones.
It's fictional, of course, but the movie By Dawn's Early Light covers a scenario where a limited nuclear strike could occur (essentially the two sides negotiate to nuke each other equally as much, but not to an all-out extent): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/By_Dawn%27s_Early_Light
It all depends on the situation. Why did they obliterate Katowice in the first place? Was is it an error, was is a retaliation, was it nonsensical move of a madman? Hopefully at some point both sides will realize that neither the other side wants to continue and they would all stop at some point. Like in the movie By dawn's early light.
Wish you weren't downvoted, it's a valid question (if not beaten to death).
I highly recommend the movie By Dawn's Early Light if you haven't seen it. I will offer no spoilers.
"By Dawn's Early Light" is a movie with James Earl Jones as "Alice" the general aboard an EC-135 carrying out the "Looking Glass" mission (a 24/7 airborne command and control, now obsoleted) after a surprise attack. Jones' character decides to ram Air Force One to eliminate the hawkish Secretary of the Interior who has assumed the role of President - and thus resolve a deadlock so that the actual President (who has survived, badly wounded and unable to prove his identity to those aboard Air Force One) can countermand US forces and prevent a retaliatory strike which would inevitably cause World War III.
It's made for TV but I thought it did a surprisingly good job. I don't know whether you actually could chase and collide with the plane normally designated Air Force One in an EC-135, but certainly I'd bet on military pilots to give it their best shot if their commander explained the consequences otherwise.