:02:00
are driven beyond the line of endurance.
:02:03
And when that happens...
:02:12
In Washington, the accident became
the subject of an intense discussion...
:02:17
by high-ranking officials.
:02:21
Dr. Penner, science is your business.
:02:24
Protecting this country is mine.
:02:26
You say we should call an immediate end
to nuclear experimentation.
:02:30
- But you know that's impossible.
- Then limit it to experiments for peace.
:02:34
We've been over all this before.
:02:37
After what happened,
I thought you might think differently.
:02:40
That's why I flew here.
:02:43
General, since I can't change your mind...
:02:47
I am resigning from the Commission.
:02:49
- I want nothing more to do with the project.
- You're being panicked by one incident.
:02:54
Panicked? The area around Dr. Noymann's
laboratory won't be livable for years.
:02:59
Every test made
since the explosion yesterday...
:03:02
shows pollution of our atmosphere,
the air we breathe.
:03:05
Every precaution is being taken
to protect the people in that district.
:03:09
- Decontamination crews are...
- Are what?
:03:12
Cleansing the air?
:03:14
Straining it, as you would dirty water?
:03:18
Radioactive particles
have been blown into space.
:03:21
Who can tell when those particles
will come down to Earth again?
:03:25
You don't even know what lasting effect...
:03:27
they might have
on the space around the Earth.
:03:30
Dr. Penner, please reconsider.
:03:34
The Commission can't afford
to lose its top man.
:03:36
Sorry, but I think my attitude now...
:03:40
would be more of a hindrance
than a help to the Commission.
:03:44
I'm going to fly home in time
for Carl Noymann's funeral...
:03:48
and I'm not coming back to Washington.
:03:52
Goodbye, General.
:03:58
Carl Noymann and I
were friends since childhood.