:42:00
That's Blackie. I'm glad he's there.
We went to college together.
:42:03
He's got a brain
and says what he thinks.
:42:05
That's all for now.
Get to work.
:42:07
Have them turn up the air-conditioning.
It's hot as hell down here.
:42:11
We're far enough down.
Maybe it is hell.
:42:18
- You know what's happened?
- No, sir.
:42:21
One ofourVindicator groups
got a wrong signal.
:42:24
They took offto bomb Moscow.
We've got to stop it.
:42:28
Easier said than done.
:42:30
But we've got a little time;
not much, but a little, so relax.
:42:35
Easier said than done, sir.
:42:38
Ifthings get really hot...
:42:40
I might have to use
the direct phone to the Kremlin.
:42:42
That's whereyou'll come in.
Let's hope we don't get that far.
:42:46
I hope not, sir.
:42:48
- GeneralBogan from Omaha, sir.
- Put him on.
:42:52
Group Six is now about 200 miles
past fail-safe, Mr. President.
:42:56
We still can't make contact.
:42:58
- Doyouknow what went wrong?
- No, sir, we do not.
:43:01
Why can'tyouraise them byradio?
:43:04
We don't know for sure, sir.
:43:05
We've tried all frequencies.
Wejust can't make contact.
:43:08
- Why?
- Idon'tknow.
:43:10
We had a flash on the board
just before it happened...
:43:13
and the fault indicator
blew out at the same time.
:43:15
The Russians may bejamming
their reception with some new device...
:43:18
weknownothingabout.
:43:20
Whywould they do that?
Is it customary?
:43:21
No, sir, but it's possible.
:43:23
In otherwords, it's possible
the fail-safe mechanism...
:43:26
might be giving them a go signal...
:43:28
at the same time they can't reach you
for positive confirmation.
:43:32
It's possible.
It's not probable, but--
:43:34
- Is it possible?
- Yes, sir.
:43:38
All right.
Ifwe regain radio contact...
:43:41
will the bombers respond
to an order to return?
:43:44
Ifwe can reach them
within the next five minutes.
:43:46
After that, their orders are
to disregard anyverbal command.
:43:50
Even ifI talk to them?
:43:52
Yourvoice can be imitated
by the enemy, sir.
:43:54
Our men have been drilled in that.
:43:56
Once they're
beyond a certain point...
:43:57
they're not to trust
anyverbal transmission.