:01:00
We don't know
their condition.
:01:03
Now, we have to make
some decisions together.
:01:06
What do we do?
:01:08
You have a choice.
We have a choice...
:01:12
Right now.
:01:14
Ever since the comet
was discovered,
:01:16
we've been hoping
and working for the best,
:01:18
but we've also been
planning for the worst.
:01:21
Our strategy
has been two fold.
:01:24
First, our strategic
missile command
:01:26
is preparing to coordinate
with the Russians
:01:28
a massive strike
of Titan missiles
:01:30
to intercept the comets.
:01:32
If we can deflect
these comets enough,
:01:35
they will bounce harmlessly
off our atmosphere
:01:39
and head on out into space.
:01:42
Unfortunately, the Titans
cannot be launched
:01:45
until the comets
are only a few hours away.
:01:47
And while we are confident
the missile attack will succeed,
:01:51
it is only prudent that we
now take cautionary steps
:01:53
to ensure the continuation
of our way of life,
:01:56
to guarantee that there
will be enough of us left
:01:59
to rebuild a new world
:02:01
in the unlikely event that
the comets do strike the Earth.
:02:05
So, in the soft limestone
of Missouri,
:02:09
we've been preparing
a network of immense caves,
:02:12
and they're almost finished.
:02:14
And we can put
a million people in them.
:02:16
And that million people can
survive there, underground,
:02:19
for 2 years,
:02:21
until the air clears
and the dust settles.
:02:24
Now, the cave is more
than a dormitory.
:02:27
It's our new Noah's Ark.
:02:29
We're storing seeds
and seedlings,
:02:31
plants, animals,
enough to start over.
:02:35
On August 10th,
a computer
:02:36
will randomly select
800,000 Americans
:02:40
to join the 200,000 scientists,
doctors, engineers,
:02:43
teachers, soldiers, and artists,
who have already been chosen.
:02:47
Other countries
are preparing similar caves
:02:49
along whatever lines
they feel are best
:02:50
to preserve their way
of life.
:02:53
This is ours.
:02:54
Beginning tonight and continuing
until the crisis passes,
:02:58
I am declaring a state
of martial law.