Within the span of 10 months in 1983 and 1984, three films came out that imagined what would happen if a nuclear war broke out. For the Los Angeles Times, I spoke with Lynne Littman (Testament), Nicholas Meyer (The Day After) and Mick Jackson (Threads) to discuss the impact their movies had -- and whether they feel any better about our future now than they did then. Very proud of this piece, and I hope you enjoy.