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I'm Tom Clancy. You may have read my latest book, The Cardinal of the Kremlin.

It deals with the fact that despite all the

overtures for peace and high-level conferences,

our relationship with the Kremlin is still tenuous at best.

The possibility of missiles speeding toward our

shores accidentally or otherwise must not be ignored.

The film you are about to see deals with that

possibility and what alternatives we possess

to prevent the loss of millions of American lives.

I've got to drink this stuff just to stay awake.

What's your mean? Just another boring night.

Oh my god.

That's up. We got a message coming in on the hot line.

Alex, you've got three picks and it's coming through in England.

Notify the White House situation room.

You've got to be the sector.

Right now.

Right now.

Let me go.

We're on-brand.

It's in.

The helicopters on its way in.

Well, I don't know the shock, we have to really be out of these.

So dear, I just can't be sure.

It's here. Please, let's go.

Oh my god!

That's what we can as we go.

Watch this step.

Some technicians, somebody screwed up and the bird went off.

They just figured out which bird it was.

It's targeted for these coasts, Mr. President.

Ready for takeoff, sir.

But what about the cities?

Two of the warheads are targeted on Washington, sir.

Lauren's the first to go.

Nine minutes. They're scrambling.

People, I need information.

What's going on out there? I don't know.

Sync sex on the radio.

He's requesting instruction, sir.

Mr. President.

We can't stop it.

We can't stop one damn missile.

All I can do is watch a million people die.

We start blowing up the whole world.

They are my only choices.

Why?

Why indeed?

Give it to me again, slow.

What's happening?

We have an incoming missile.

Get him out.

Now.

This is a larry.

Marching order.

I repeat, Marching order.

Let's move.

Let's move.

People, we've got 21 minutes.

What about the cities?

Two of the warheads are targeted on Washington, sir.

Intercept.

And thank God we can.

Seems to me that it's not only reasonable,

it's downright essential that SDI be deployed.

Wouldn't it be better to save lives than to revenge them?