Deterrence Page #13

- We'll get back to you soon with more...

- Thank you, Sylvia.

Information on this situation.

Folks, you've just heard what I heard,

which appears to be an odd pattern...

In that many of these bombs...

Did not detonate

after having hit their target.

We are now getting word that the

Lancelot missile fired from...

Noah, how we doin'? On in just a few, sir.

NORAD in Colorado Springs,

has landed in the rockies,

how are ya?

And like many of the other

bombs, without detonating.

What are you gonna say? I'm gonna

give it to them straight, I guess.

What do you think?

I like your tie... Is less than 50

Miles from the president's position.

Final look. President Emerson and

his entourage are apparently safe.

Standing by. Right here. The president

will now address the nation...

Exclusively here on ibs.

Do we have that picture now? Okay.

Ladies and gentlemen, the

President of the United States.

My fellow Americans.

President Roosevelt once said, "we

have nothing to fear but fear itself."

By God, that is true.

Fear is our nation's cancer.

It sucks the marrow out of our

economy and our national psyche,

and fear is the dragon

that every president must slay.

At 1:
47 A.M.,

eastern seaboard time,

a b-2 spirit bomber,

on my launch code orders,

dropped a 100-megaton

nuclear device...

On the Iraqi capital of Baghdad.

Our aerial reports have confirmed...

A successful detonation and

the destruction of that city.

Nuclear weapons, 23 in total,

were launched by Iraq...

Simultaneous to our b-2

crossing their border.

Our antiballistic missiles successfully

destroyed 18 of those bombs.

Five, however, landed

on their targeted cities,

one of which, a Lancelot missile,

landed not too far

from where I'm standing now.

Not one of those five bombs detonated.

I would like to now tell you why.

Several decades ago, we began

a ban on nuclear testing.

In the early '90s, the United States...

Created the teraflop computer,

the most sophisticated simulator...

Of nuclear detonation known to man.

The efficiency of the teraflop,

which can literally perform one

trillion calculations per second,

became the envy of the world.

A few years ago,

we began to sell nuclear weapons to Iraq.

Our motivation was simple.

The only way to stop Hussein from

building a nuclear arsenal...

Was to supply him with one, and

we did through an emissary.

The French government supplied Iraq

with as many nuclear weapons...

As they would ever need and a teraflop

computer to verify their efficiency.

As some of you may have guessed,

we sold them a bill of goods.

Not one of the nuclear weapons we sold

Iraq through the French government...

Ever had the capacity to detonate, though

the teraflop computer they received...

Assured them that they would.

Throughout modern history, it was

believed that the nuclear era de facto...

Would last two days,

from Hiroshima to Nagasaki.

When the five member nations

of the security council...

Were confirmed to have nuclear arsenals,

it was assumed they would never be used.

The domino effect was

simply too overwhelming.

Deterrence was our global shield.

Today, the United States

sent a message to the world.

If our national security is threatened,

we have nuclear weapons,

and we will use them.

Tomorrow night at 9:00 P.M. eastern time,

I will make a significant

announcement from the white house.

Until then, I wish to express

my eternal sorrow...

For all the lives lost today.

God bless you, one and all,

and God bless the United States of America.

We know the news of this evening...

And we're out, sir.

Is coming in at a frustratingly rapid rate.

We'll sort everything out as soon as the

dust settles. Significant announcement?

What's this?

That's it. It's over.

What's over?

I'm withdrawing from the race.

What?

What...

What did jeter say?

"I'm a horse with a broken leg."

So, a-all this... every... nothing.

For nothing?

Come on. There's a big difference

between strategy and tactics.

When China backs down,

was it all for nothing?

Marsh...

I guess I'll leave the future

in your hands, Gayle.

Well, sir,

the future isn't what it used to be,

is it?

No, I guess not.

Sir, here's your jacket.

Katie, can I help you up?

Noah?

Yes, sir.

Come up with it, please. All right. Gotcha.

This will probably be the last time.

I'm on top of it, Marshall.

Agent Williams?

Yes, sir.

Take that down, please.

You bet, sir.

Mr. president?

We have a deal.

Well, why don't we...

Mr. woods.

You know what, give me a second.

Ma'am.

Thank you.

Mr. president, football is secure.

We're ready when you are, sir.

Thanks.

Taylor.

I'd lay down the king.

You're right, sir.

Let's go.

Eagle two to air force one at Peterson.

Reporting all systems...

I have seen war.

I have seen war on land and sea.

I have seen blood running from the wounded.

I have seen children starving.

I have seen the agony of mothers and wives.

I hate war!

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