:20:07
Yes.
:20:09
Go ahead, please.
:20:12
Authorize the flights around the clock
if is possible.
:20:16
I want absolutely accurate information,
:20:18
and I want Khrushchev to know
that I'm getting it.
:20:20
Yes, sir.
:20:23
Mr. President, I've just received word
about the Soviet ships
:20:25
Gagarin and Komiles
approaching the quarantine line.
:20:29
Admiral Ward reports
that a Soviet submarine has moved
:20:31
into position between them.
:20:33
Apparently, they're going to try to
run the blockade together.
:20:38
How does Ward propose to respond?
:20:42
He's bringing up the Essex.
:20:44
She'll send helicopters
over the submarine,
:20:46
the Essex will signal for the sub
to surface and identify itself.
:20:50
If the Russians refuse,
depth charges will be fired
:20:54
until the submarine surfaces.
:21:10
Isn't there some way we can avoid
:21:12
having our first confrontation
with a Russian submarine?
:21:19
Anything but a Soviet warship.
:21:24
Mr. President,
there isn't any alternative now.
:21:28
This is what we're prepared for,
:21:30
this is what we have to expect.
:21:37
If they force us to fire,
:21:41
they want a pretext to move on Berlin,
:21:47
or to launch their missiles.
:21:55
Maxwell, I want you to personally review,