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Gordon Knapp:
If you pile all these electronic systems one on top of the other, sooner or later you're going to get a faulty transistor or a damaged rectifier, and then the whole thing just shuts down. Even computers suffer fatigue. They become erratic, they break down, just like overworked people. Prof. Groeteschele:
Excuse me, but you're overlooking one important factor: Humans control those machines. Humans can see an error and correct it. Gordon Knapp:
I'm sorry, sir, but you are misinformed. The fact of the matter is that these machines are so complex, and the mistakes they make are so subtle, that in a real war situation, you might not know whether the computer was in error, or telling you the truth
If you pile all these electronic systems one on top of the other, sooner or later you're going to get a faulty transistor or a damaged rectifier, and then the whole thing just shuts down. Even computers suffer fatigue. They become erratic, they break down, just like overworked people. Prof. Groeteschele:
Excuse me, but you're overlooking one important factor: Humans control those machines. Humans can see an error and correct it. Gordon Knapp:
I'm sorry, sir, but you are misinformed. The fact of the matter is that these machines are so complex, and the mistakes they make are so subtle, that in a real war situation, you might not know whether the computer was in error, or telling you the truth
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If you pile all these electronic systems
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one on top of another
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sooner or later you're going to get a faulty transistor
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or a damaged rectifier
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and then the whole thing just shuts down
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Even computers suffer fatigue
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They become erratic they break down
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just like overworked people Excuse me
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But you're overlooking one important factor
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Humans control those machines
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Humans can see an error and correct it
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I'm sorry sir But you are misinformed
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The fact of the matter is that these machines are so complex
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and these mistakes they made are so subtle
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that in a real war situation you might not know
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Movie Summary
Cold War tensions climb to a fever pitch when a U.S. bomber is accidentally ordered to drop a nuclear warhead on Moscow.
Actors
Gordon Knapp
Prof. Groeteschele
