:54:00
Admiral Anderson
if the ships do not stop
:54:03
exactly what are
our rules of engagement?
:54:06
Russian- speaking personnel
have been transferred to our ships
:54:09
When the quarantine
takes place in the morning
:54:11
our ships will attempt radio contact
with approaching vessels
:54:15
They'll be ordered to reduce speed
and stand by for inspection
:54:19
An inspection team will then
board and search the vessel
:54:22
If weapons are found, the ship will be
ordered out of the quarantine area
:54:26
If they refuse
:54:27
they'll be towed into the nearest port
:54:29
What if the ship doesn't stop
for inspection or want to be towed?
:54:32
We fire a warning shot
across their bow
:54:35
And what happens
if the ship ignores the warning shot?
:54:37
Wen then fire at its rudder
:54:40
disable it
and carry on our inspection
:54:41
There will be no shooting
without my explicit orders
:54:45
Is that understood?
:54:47
Yes sir
:54:48
Well, Admiral
looks like it's up to the navy
:54:50
The navy won't let you down, sir
:54:52
There is one other thing
Mr. President
:54:54
We're commencing low-level photography
runs over Cuba this morning
:54:57
It'll be more detailed
than the U-2 photography
: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