:10:01
I have to explain to the president
why 22% of his missile commanders
:10:05
failed to launch their missiles. What
am I supposed to say? 22% isn't so bad?
:10:09
The president knows that I am fully
responsible for the men in my command.
:10:14
I've ordered a re-evaluation of
our psychological screening procedure.
:10:18
Wait a minute. Excuse me, General.
:10:20
We can't ask these men
to go back to the president
:10:23
with a lot of headshrinker horseshit!
You can't screen out human response!
:10:28
Those men know what it means to turn
the keys, and some are just not up to it!
:10:32
Now, it's as simple as that!
:10:38
I think we oughta take
the men out of the loop.
:10:41
- Mr McKittrick, you're out of line, sir.
- Why am I out of line?
:10:45
Excuse me!
:10:48
I'm sorry. I don't understand.
Take them out of the loop?
:10:51
Gentlemen! We've had men in these silos
:10:54
since before any of you
were watching Howdy Doody.
:10:59
For myself, I sleep pretty well at night
knowing those boys are down there.
:11:04
General, we know they're fine men,
but in a nuclear war we can't afford
:11:08
to have missiles
lying dormant in those silos
:11:11
because those men refuse to turn
the keys when the computers tell 'em to!
:11:15
You mean when
the president orders them to.
:11:17
The president will probably follow
the computer war plan. That's a fact!
:11:22
I imagine the Joint Chiefs
will have some input.
:11:24
- You're damn tootin'.
- Well, hell...
:11:27
In a surprise attack, there's no time.
:11:30
23 minutes from warning to impact.
:11:32
- Six minutes if it's sub-launched.
- Six minutes.
:11:35
That's barely enough time
for the president to make a decision.
:11:39
Once he makes the decision,
the computer should take over.
:11:42
Now, sir, I know that you've got
a plane waiting for you,
:11:46
but if you could indulge me,
I'd like to show you something.
:11:56
These computers give instant access
to the state of the world.