Join the conversation
Log in or create an account to leave a comment
Log In
General Curtis LeMay:
Mr. President, the motto I chose for SAC is "Peace is Our Profession." Now, God forbid we find ourselves in a nuclear exchange, but, if launched, Those missiles from Cuba would kill a lot of Americans. The very presence of Those missiles gives the Soviets first-strike capability. Those missiles make a nuclear exchange more likely, and that is why I'm being such a pain in the ass about destroying them, and destroying them immediately
Mr. President, the motto I chose for SAC is "Peace is Our Profession." Now, God forbid we find ourselves in a nuclear exchange, but, if launched, Those missiles from Cuba would kill a lot of Americans. The very presence of Those missiles gives the Soviets first-strike capability. Those missiles make a nuclear exchange more likely, and that is why I'm being such a pain in the ass about destroying them, and destroying them immediately
Full Transcript
00:00:01.000 --> 00:00:02.523
Mr President
00:00:02.523 --> 00:00:04.588
the motto I chose for SAC
00:00:04.697 --> 00:00:06.219
is Peace is our Profession
00:00:06.098 --> 00:00:09.916
Now God forbid we find ourselves in a nuclear exchange
00:00:10.999 --> 00:00:11.981
but if launched those missiles from Cuba
00:00:12.199 --> 00:00:14.059
would kill a lot of Americans
00:00:15.134 --> 00:00:16.874
The very presence of those missiles
00:00:16.982 --> 00:00:19.999
gives the Soviets first strike capability
00:00:19.007 --> 00:00:23.018
Those missiles make a nuclear exchange more likely
00:00:23.018 --> 00:00:26.014
and that is why I'm being such a pain in the ass
00:00:26.014 --> 00:00:29.001
about destroying them and dstroying them immediately
Want This Clip in HD?
Upgrade for HD/4K downloads and unlimited access. Upgrade now →
Movie Summary
In October 1962, the Kennedy administration struggles to contain the Cuban Missile Crisis.
