:38:01
And the various elements of the film
like the idea that the military. . .
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. . .would use nuclear weapons
without consulting the president. . .
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I thought only I was in authority
to order the use of nuclear weapons.
:38:17
That's right, sir. You are the only
person authorized to do so. . .
:38:21
. . .and although I hate to judge
before all the facts are in. . .
:38:25
. . .it looks like General
Ripper exceeded his authority.
:38:28
. . .were all, you know, seen as
appalling when that film came out.
:38:33
Now we know many of those elements
were absolutely smack-on.
:38:37
Curtis LeMay did a test run to see if
you could provoke the Russians to war.
:38:42
We talked to an officer who worked
for LeMay's successor. . .
:38:45
. . .General Tommy Power, and they
said this guy was basically psychotic.
:38:49
This has not come out for 30 years,
but there it is. . .
:38:52
. . .right in the core of Strangelove.
:38:54
Tell me, Jack, when
did you first become. . . .
:38:58
Well, develop this theory?
:39:03
I first became aware of it,
Mandrake. . .
:39:07
. . .during the physical act of love.
:39:10
Yes, a profound sense of fatigue. . .
:39:15
. . .feeling of emptiness followed.
:39:18
Luckily, I was able to interpret
these feelings correctly:
:39:22
Loss of essence.
:39:26
I can assure you
it has not recurred, Mandrake.
:39:29
Women. . . . Women sense my power. . .
:39:33
. . .and they seek the life essence.
:39:36
I don't avoid women, Mandrake. . .
:39:40
. . .but I do deny them my essence.
:39:44
The other films that were being made
at the time about these themes. . .
:39:48
. . .about the idea of nuclear war. . .
:39:52
. . .military takeover in the U.S.A. . .
:39:54
. . .films like Fail Safe
and Seven Days in May...
:39:57
. . .they're very naturalistic
and rather turgid films.