:55:00
We'll firm up our estimates
of the missiles' readiness
:55:04
and develop target packages for strikes
if you should order them, sir
:55:07
To protect our pilots
:55:08
we're prepared to retaliate
against any SAM site
:55:11
or anti-aircraft battery
that may open fire
:55:13
We have a flight of Thunderchiefs
that'll be able to
:55:15
respond within minutes
to any attacks on our planes
:55:27
I've got a bad feeling about
what's going on in there
:55:28
In the morning
:55:30
I'm taking charge of the blockade
from the situation room
:55:32
And McNamara is gonna set up shop
in the flag plot at the Pentagon
:55:35
He'll keep an eye on things there
:55:35
Good
:55:36
You get armed boarders
climbing on the Soviet ships
:55:38
with shots being fired across bows
:55:40
What about these low-level flights?
:55:42
We need the flights
:55:43
They're starting in what?
:55:43
An hour
:55:45
Do you realize what you're in for?
:55:47
We need the flights
:55:49
because the minute that
first missile becomes operational
:55:50
we gotta go in there and destroy them
:55:51
Fair enough. But Castro's on alert
:55:53
and we're flying attack planes
over their sites on the deck
:55:58
There's no way for them to know
we're carrying cameras, not bombs
:56:01
They're going to be shot at
:56:02
plain and simple
:56:06
I'm your political advisor
:56:08
I'm giving you a political analysis
:56:12
This is a set-up
:56:14
The Chiefs want to go in
:56:16
They need to redeem themselves
for the Bay of Pigs
:56:19
They gotta go in this time
and do it right
:56:22
I'm gonna protect those pilots
:56:26
They're boxing us in
with these rules of engagement
:56:29
If you agree and
one of our planes gets knocked down
:56:31
or one of the ships
won't stop fro inspection
:56:32
the Chiefs will have us by the balls
:56:34
and will force us to start shooting
:56:36
They want a war
:56:42
and they're arranging thing to get one
:56:48
How does a man get to a place
:56:50
where he can say
"Throw those lives away" so easily?
:56:55
Maybe it's harder for them
to say than they let on
:56:56
but at the very least
:56:57
they believe it's in our best interest