:23:02
and some 90 other ships
carrying 50,000 Marines,
:23:06
156 American ICBMs are at
combat readiness,
:23:10
not including the
Polaris Submarine Strike Force.
:23:14
The strategic air command is
at maximum alert.
:23:28
Mr. President,
I have a report that seems to indicate
:23:31
that some of the Russian ships
have stopped dead in the water.
:23:33
Stopped, are you certain?
:23:36
Which ones?
:23:37
I'm getting some sort of
confirmation here.
:23:39
Is it true, dammit?
:23:41
Six Soviet vessels appear to have slowed
:23:42
or have turned back to the Soviet Union.
:23:44
Which ships?
:23:45
The situation is confused.
:23:46
Some ships are dead in the water,
some have turned,
:23:49
a few are continuing but
they're far off the line.
:23:51
The Gagarin and the Komiles
have put about.
:23:53
They're eyeball to eyeball,
:23:55
and I think the other fellow
just blinked.
:23:58
Mr. President, is terribly important
:24:00
for the Navy to know what
they are to do now.
:24:02
They're not to interfere.
:24:03
Order Ward not to do anything.
:24:05
No Soviet ships outside
the quarantine line
:24:07
are to be stopped or intercepted.
:24:08
Let me talk to Admiral Ward immediately.
:24:09
I'm gonna give the Russians a chance
:24:11
to turn back without being challenged.
:24:12
Maybe Khrushchev can work his way
out of this.
:24:13
Pass the word, quick,
before somebody fouls up.
:24:15
Yes, this is a direct order
:24:16
from the President of the United States.
:24:17
I see.
:24:18
Yes, sir.
:24:20
Well, Admiral, I've just received
direct orders from the President.
:24:24
No Soviet ships or submarines
beyond the blockade zone
:24:27
are to be stopped, boarded or harassed.
:24:30
Damn.