I first heard of this movie from a guy I met who told me it had been used as an example of overzealousness in his military training. It was shown to caution the soldiers (he was Army) not to "push too hard" where mistakes could be costly. Who knew what incident might escalate into WW III. He said they were told that the Bedford Incident was based on a true incident that was very similar to but had a different outcome than the movie. He said they were told the real incident and it's outcome but sworn to secrecy about it. The movie and the training relating to it impressed him very much. I have not heard this from others. It may not have been used service wide, maybe just by a single group. The movie certainly could serve that purpose. I was wondering if anyone else had heard of the Bedford Incident being based on actual events.