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our old dream will be no more.

We cannot win if we lose courage

or falter in our will to strike.

My friends, I am sure you would have done

as I have, had it been your responsibility.

Yes, I am sure that you

would have moved as I did,

had this decision been up to you.

You want our casualties to be very light.

There is, there can be no point

in sacrificing our lives.

There is only one hope.

In just a few minutes now

our great atomic projectiles

will penetrate the enemy's

defense and strike.

Thanks to our technical knowlege

we shall show you clear motion pictures

of our rockets as they fly towards

the strategic targets of the enemy.

There is a camera, an automatic

television device that is screwed to

the end of each one of our projectiles.

Each head has the force of six megatons.

As the projectile approaches its destination

at the velocity exceeding 12,310 miles in hour,

you'll see on the screen a perfectly clear

image of the flight and the explosion.

You will see how devastating

our nuclear bomb is.

I can't! I can't stand it! Enough!

That's enough!

How could you all look at that?

It's better to be dead than to watch that!

They are the ones! They're responsible

for everything! And so are you!

- But I'm not! I've had all I can take...

- Don't!

No, please! You mustn't!

I agree with you!

Tell him! Tell him that you agree!

He is right! It's true,

we all agree with you.

What do you mean? Maybe you've

forgotten how it feels to be human.

With the coat like the one you've got.

And this for you: maybe you're a brave man.

But the world is still a huge pile of...

And me, I want out of it!.. - Don't! Don't do that!

I'm sure it can't be as bad

as we all sometimes think.

And it's sure to be so much better

tomorrow, so much better...

All of us will be. Everybody,

tell him so, he has to hear you say it!

And always tomorrow.

Always tomorrow, always!

And tomorrow never comes.

And I know why it doesn't.

- Because tomorrow doesn't exist!

We don't deserve tomorrow! - No!

No, don't!

Now pull yourself together.

You mustn't do that. You mustn't!

The government has to hear

the people's voice. Our voice!

Come on, let's march to see

the cabinet, the President!

- Everyone! All of us!

- They've no right to use nuclear weapons!

Everybody must go!

Down with the war!

Right! Let's forward a procession.

Stop war, forward! Forward to the

President's palace, forward.

Stop war! We want peace!

All together!

Come on, let's all go and speak

to our President!

We say:
Down with war!

You come too! Let's go, come on.

We must all go, all of us.

- We can stop the war! - Too late,

too late now! - How do you know?

It's not too late. We'll let them know

that we're against war, we want

peace. Let's tell the President.

- We can stop the war, Mama, Daddy, Auntie!

We're gonna tell the President... - Maria,

we're too old for that, but

we're with you in spirit.

Well, don't catch cold,

dear, here is your coat.

I'm calling from section DFD. Demonstrators

marching and shouting anti-war slogans.

Send along reinforcements at once.

Go on, go on back to the shelter!

Go on, we haven't given you the "All Clear"!

- What is it, what do you want? - We're going to

see the President, do you want to come along?

- You want to see the President!?

- Yes! And as soon as possible,

to tell him what we think.

- What we all think!

You mustn't stop us, it's urgent,

we haven't got a minute to lose!

- We haven't got a second to lose!

- Beat it, beat it! We want peace!

- Peace?

- Yes, peace.

Peace, because we are against war.

We are going to see the President!

Free the way!

- Who thought up this demonstration?

- Me!

Soldier!

Your unit, private?

- Third Infantry.

- Why isn't your cap on?

- I dropped it.

- Dropped your gun too?

- Yes, but let me explain, I...

- Arrest him, Sergeant!

- I've heard that rubbish before.

- No, no, it isn't rubbish!

No, it isn't, eh?

We will see!

- Throw him in the jeep, Sergeant.

- No, stop it, you have no right to...

- Maria, don't worry, I'll explain it!

- You haven't got the right!

It's enough to violate one paragraph, one

single little paragraph of martial law

in order to be shot. He was the instigator of a revolt,

You may consider him as shot.

- In that case we should all be shot!

- It can't be done.

Now back to the shelter, all of you!

- Let's set him free! - Yes, yes!

- John!

Don't worry! They'll understand after I explain.

I won't be shot.

The boy's all right, don't take him,

you can't do that!

Go back in the air raid shelter!

- First detachment, ready? - I'll explain,

and if I can do that they will never keep me.

Detachment, forward!

He wasn't right, I was!

I'm a human being too!

I was right. I want my pistol back.

Give me back my pistol, you hear?

Yes. Yes. He's been arrested. Right, sir.

He's in the jeep, yes, General.

- With the 3rd Infantry, private Johnson,

John Johnson. - To the wall!

- I understand perfectly, but... - But what?

- We haven't any walls left here. - Find one!

And one more point.

The order of execution, General.

- Write it yourself.

- All right sir, I will.

- Sir, Captain, have I a right to defend

myself or not? - Wait a minute.

- There is a wall... Firing squad!

- Yes, sir.

Please, wait!

Captain! What good would it do

to shoot me, anyhow?

Please, think for a minute about it.

Why didn't I protest against

my arrest right from the start?

Because I couldn't believe

you really meant it!

What have I done to be shot?

It isn't a crime to want peace, is it?

I'm trying to understand,

please, you must help me!

Squad! Attention!

Ready... Aim...

- John! John!

- Hey, come back! - Maria!

Take her away!

Maria... Maria!

Lower arms, release.

Let go of them.

Listen, miss... I don't know

what brings you here,

but if I can give you a word

of good advice, please move back.

- Take her away! - Let go of me!

- John! - Ready... - John!

- Wait, wait, wait, halt I say. Squad,

ready! - You're murderers, all of you!

- The President, the cabinet, all of you!

- Don't you insult the head of our state!

- You too are a murderer!

- Put her in irons!

Hey! Peace! Peace!

Peace! Peace!

- Peace! Peace! Peace!

- Peace?

They've declared peace.

Can't you hear the bells ring?

Peace! Peace! Peace!

Peace! Peace!

John... I'm sorry.

Louis, it's nothing...

It's all right.

Captain, hey, Captain!

We'd be glad, Captain, now that it's all

over, if you came to our house for a drink.

Oh yes, we'd be delighted. We bought some

cakes, we have wine, beer and vodka!

Hey, fellas, I'm inviting

everyone, come on!

I'd very much like to, it's very kind.

Thank you, but no orders come in.

- But the bells are ringing.

- I'm aware of that, but...

No, I've got to be certain,

so I'll first call command.

Hello, hello! This is Captain Eddie Edison.

I hear they've made peace!

What?

The reason they've rung the bells is that our

atom bombs had destroyed the enemy totally.

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