:52:01
He'dlike tosaysomething.
:52:02
The more complex
an electronic system gets...
:52:06
the more accident-prone it is.
:52:08
-Soonerorlater, itbreaks down.
- What breaks down?
:52:10
A transistor blows.
A condenser burns out.
:52:14
Sometimes theyjustget tired,
likepeople.
:52:17
Mr. Knapp overlooks one factor.
:52:20
The machines are supervised
by humans.
:52:22
Even ifthe machine fails, the human
can always correct the mistake.
:52:27
I wish you were right.
:52:28
The fact is,
the machines work so fast...
:52:32
they are so intricate...
:52:34
the mistakes they make
are so subtle...
:52:37
that veryoften,
ahumanbeingjustcan'tknow...
:52:39
whetheramachineis lying
ortelling the truth.
:52:41
Maybe this time
there wasn't any failure.
:52:45
Maybe the Russians have masked
the real position ofGroup Six.
:52:49
Maybe Group Six is flying back
to the States this minute.
:52:52
Then what's on the board?
Northern lights?
:52:54
Maybe a group ofSoviet planes,
up there to convince us...
:52:57
we'veaccidentallylaunched
abombergroup.
:52:59
- Forwhat purpose?
- As an excuse to retaliate.
:53:02
Iftheywanted to do that,
theywouldn't need an excuse.
:53:04
- They'dsimplyattack.
- This way, we commit our fighters...
:53:07
our firstline ofdefense,
andmade uskillourownmen.
:53:10
I disagree with that analysis!
:53:12
We have to assume it is our accident
and not their plan.
:53:16
I agree, General.
Yes, Saunders?
:53:19
A report that the Russians
have seven bomber groups in the air.
:53:22
- Is that unusual?
- That's normal for them.
:53:24
- About like us.
- What kind ofcourse are they on?
:53:27
Normal patrol patterns
inside their own borders.
:53:31
They have an abnormally large number
offighters in the air, sir.
:53:34
Almost halftheir fighter strength.
:53:36
They're having the same problem
with Group Six that we had with the UFO.
:53:39
They don't know what it is,
why it's there orwho it belongs to.
:53:42
My guess is that
they know all about Group Six.
:53:45
They saw it fly to the fail-safe point.
They've seen that happen before.
:53:47
They know the procedure.
:53:49
-So far, nosweat.
- And when they saw it fly past--
:53:52
They sent up their fighter planes
just in case.
:53:54
I don't think they'll take any action
unless their border is crossed.
:53:57
Agreed.
:53:59
That puts it up to the fighters.