:53:02
I couldn't
:53:08
We're getting the Soviet response
:53:10
It's coming in on the teletype
:53:13
"The community of nations recognizes"
:53:15
"the fundamental right
of freedom of the seas... "
:53:17
THis is horseshit
:53:20
I agree
:53:28
They don't know how to respond yet
:53:31
So now you're Kruschev
:53:34
What do you do?
:53:40
You run the blockade
:53:43
They'll run the blockade
:53:44
Which is what they appear to
be preparing to do, Mr. President
:53:48
We're tracking 26 ships
inbound for Cuba
:53:51
They show no sign of changing course
:53:53
The closest ships
the Gagarin and the Kimovsk
:53:56
will make the quarantine line
by this time tomorrow
:53:59
Admiral Anderson
if the ships do not stop
:54:02
exactly what are
our rules of engagement?
:54:05
Russian- speaking personnel
have been transferred to our ships
:54:08
When the quarantine
takes place in the morning
:54:10
our ships will attempt radio contact
with approaching vessels
:54:14
They'll be ordered to reduce speed
and stand by for inspection
:54:18
An inspection team will then
board and search the vessel
:54:21
If weapons are found, the ship will be
ordered out of the quarantine area
:54:24
If they refuse
:54:26
they'll be towed into the nearest port
:54:28
What if the ship doesn't stop
for inspection or want to be towed?
:54:31
We fire a warning shot
across their bow
:54:33
And what happens
if the ship ignores the warning shot?
:54:36
Wen then fire at its rudder
:54:38
disable it
and carry on our inspection
:54:40
There will be no shooting
without my explicit orders
:54:44
Is that understood?
:54:45
Yes sir
:54:47
Well, Admiral
looks like it's up to the navy
:54:49
The navy won't let you down, sir
:54:51
There is one other thing
Mr. President
:54:53
We're commencing low-level photography
runs over Cuba this morning
:54:56
It'll be more detailed
than the U-2 photography
:54:59
We'll firm up our estimates
of the missiles' readiness