Wait a minute, are you serious? You want... you're asking me to nuke the North Pole? Are...
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Lucas Foster:
I'm certain these CMEs will breach our ozone. President Ryan Gordon:
And the after effects, how disastrous? Lucas Foster:
Far worse than disastrous, sir. The burning methane fires in the stratosphere will increase in intensity and magnitude until they reach a point of flashover. We'll have complete and total oxygen depletion. As we scientists call it sir, an ELE. President Ryan Gordon:
An Extinction Level Event. Lucas Foster:
That's the bad news, sir. The good news is, we believe there's a way out. Jim. Jim Leeburg:
Well sir, Mr. President, if we're facing the world's biggest fire than what we need the world's biggest fire extinguisher. Uh, the most probable point of penetration is wherever the ozone's the weakest, and that would be over the poles. Now this is a good thing. We've calculated that a 20 megaton nuclear device detonated closest to the entry point of the CME will bring enough water vapor into the atmosphere to extinguish the flames. President Ryan Gordon:
Wait a minute, are you serious? You want... you're asking me to nuke the North Pole? Are you out of your mind?
I'm certain these CMEs will breach our ozone. President Ryan Gordon:
And the after effects, how disastrous? Lucas Foster:
Far worse than disastrous, sir. The burning methane fires in the stratosphere will increase in intensity and magnitude until they reach a point of flashover. We'll have complete and total oxygen depletion. As we scientists call it sir, an ELE. President Ryan Gordon:
An Extinction Level Event. Lucas Foster:
That's the bad news, sir. The good news is, we believe there's a way out. Jim. Jim Leeburg:
Well sir, Mr. President, if we're facing the world's biggest fire than what we need the world's biggest fire extinguisher. Uh, the most probable point of penetration is wherever the ozone's the weakest, and that would be over the poles. Now this is a good thing. We've calculated that a 20 megaton nuclear device detonated closest to the entry point of the CME will bring enough water vapor into the atmosphere to extinguish the flames. President Ryan Gordon:
Wait a minute, are you serious? You want... you're asking me to nuke the North Pole? Are you out of your mind?
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The burning methane fires in the stratosphere will increase
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in intensity and magnitude
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until they reach a point of flashover
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We'll have complete and total oxygen depletion
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As we scientists call it sir
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an ELE
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An extinction level event
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That's the bad news sir
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The good news is we believe there's a way out
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Jim
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Well sir Mr President
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Movie Summary
When the sun's increasing expulsions of plasma threaten to ignite methane in our atmosphere, international tensions rise while scientists race for a solution to avoid natural disaster.
