At the Naval War College it was metallurgy and nuclear reactors, not 19th-century...
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Capt. Ramsey:
At the Naval War College it was metallurgy and nuclear reactors, not 19th-century philosophy.
[Stifled laugh]
Capt. Ramsey:
"War is a continuation of politics by other means." Von Clausewitz.
Hunter:
I think, sir, that what he was actually trying to say was a little more...
Capt. Ramsey:
Complicated?
[Men Laughing]
Hunter:
Yes the purpose of war is to serve a political end but hte true nature of war is to serve itself.
Capt. Ramsey:
[laughing]
I'm very impressed. In other words, the sailor most likely to win the war is the one most willing to part company with the politicians and ignore everything except the destruction of the enemy. You'd agree with that.
Hunter:
I'd agree that, um, that's what Clausewitz was trying to say.
Capt. Ramsey:
But you wouldn't agree with it?
Hunter:
No, sir, I do not. No, I just think that in the nuclear world the true enemy can't be destroyed.
Capt. Ramsey:
[chuckling, tapping glass]
Attention on deck. Von Clausewitz will now tell us exactly who the real enemy is.
[laughing]
Capt. Ramsey:
Von?
[Men Laughing]
Hunter:
In my humble opinion, in the nuclear world, the true enemy is war itself
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At the Naval War College
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it was metallurgy and nuclear reactors not 19th century philosophy
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War is a continuation of politics by other means
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Von Clausewitz
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I think sir that what he was actually trying to say was a little more
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Complicated
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Yes the purpose of war is to serve a political end
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but the true nature of war is to serve itself
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I'm very impressed
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In other words the sailor most likely to win the war
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is the one most willing to part company with the politicians
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and ignore everything except the destruction of the enemy
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You'd agree with that
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I'd agree that that's what Clausewitz was trying to say
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But you wouldn't agree with it
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No sir I do not
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No I just think that in the nuclear world
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the true enemy can't be destroyed
Clip duration: 62 seconds
Views: 137
Timestamp in movie: 00h 22m 39s
Uploaded: 03 December, 2022
Genres: action, drama, thriller
Summary: On a U.S. nuclear missile sub, a young First Officer stages a mutiny to prevent his trigger happy Captain from launching his missiles before confirming his orders to do so.
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