 There was an aggressive promotional campaign, with movie trailers and television commercials showing the nuclear destruction of a city and a special premiere for politicians in Washington, D.C.

Later in the decade, World War III had also become the topic of several popular video games, reflecting the trend towards increased public consciousness of the possibility of a future global war.In 2008, games such as "Tom Clancy's EndWar", "", and "" all painted scenarios about a Third World War driven by the need for resources on the part of the various combatants.Similarly, 2009's "" is set in a universe where humanity explored space after a destructive global conflict on Earth. ""