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* AesopAmnesia: Both the Americans and the Soviets implemented doomsday schemes which have accidentally resulted in the end of all life on the planet. An emergency plan is quickly conceived to send a few people underground to live in mineshafts for a 100 years to prevent the extinction of the human race until the radiation disperses. However, rather than realizing humanity will be lucky if it survives at all, and that it was the geopolitical and ideological competition and paranoia which led to this in the first place, both sides almost ''immediately'' begin making plans to "out-breed" the other while they wait underground in the mines, and make plans to stash away weapons for the inevitable war which will occur when they emerge.
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* IgnoredEpiphany: Both the Americans and the Soviets implemented doomsday schemes which have accidentally resulted in the end of all life on the planet. An emergency plan is quickly conceived to send a few people underground to live in mineshafts for a 100 years to prevent the extinction of the human race until the radiation disperses. However, rather than realizing humanity will be lucky if it survives at all, and that it was the geopolitical and ideological competition and paranoia which led to this in the first place, both sides almost ''immediately'' begin making plans to "out-breed" the other while they wait underground in the mines, and make plans to stash away weapons for the inevitable war which will occur when they emerge.
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* AesopAmnesia: Both the Americans and the Soviets implemented doomsday schemes which have accidentally resulted in the end of all life on the planet. An emergency plan is quickly conceived to attempt to send a few people underground to live in mineshafts for a 100 years to prevent the extinction of the human race until the radiation disperses. However, rather than realizing humanity will be lucky if it survives at all, and that it was the geopolitical and ideological competition and paranoia which led to this in the first place, both sides almost ''immediately'' begin making plans to "out-breed" the other while they wait underground in the mines, and make plans to stash away weapons for the inevitable war which will occur when they emerge.
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* AesopAmnesia: Both the Americans and the Soviets implemented doomsday schemes which have accidentally resulted in the end of all life on the planet. An emergency plan is quickly conceived to attempt to send a few people underground to live in mineshafts for a 100 years to prevent the extinction of the human race until the radiation disperses. However, rather than realizing humanity will be lucky if it survives at all, and that it was the geopolitical and ideological competition and paranoia which led to this in the first place, both sides almost ''immediately'' begin making plans to "out-breed" the other while they wait underground in the mines, and make plans to stash away weapons for the inevitable war which will occur when they emerge.
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* AesopAmnesia: Both the Americans and the Soviets implemented doomsday schemes which have accidentally resulted in the end of all life on the planet. An emergency plan is quickly conceived to attempt to send a few people underground to live in mineshafts for a 100 years to prevent the extinction of the human race until the radiation disperses. However, rather than realizing humanity will be lucky if it survives at all, and that it was the geopolitical and ideological competition and paranoia which led to this in the first place, both sides almost ''immediately'' begin making plans to "out-breed" the other while they wait underground in the mines, and make plans to stash away weapons for the inevitable war which will occur when they emerge.
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** One of the bases the American bomber is targeting is "Laputa." In Spanish, "la puta" which means "the whore" or "the bitch."
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** One of the bases the American bomber is targeting is "Laputa." In Spanish, "la puta" which means "the whore" or "the bitch."
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** President Merkin Muffley's first name is a pubic wig and the first four letters of his last name are a slang term for female genitalia.
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** President Merkin Muffley's Muffley: his first name "merkin" is the term for a pubic wig and the first four letters of his last name are wig. "Muff" is a slang term for female genitalia.
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** General Buck Turgidson's first name evokes the thrusting/bucking of intercourse, and his last name is a play on "turgid," a term meaning "hard" or "firm," usually in reference to an erection.
** One of the bases the American bomber is targeting is "Laputa," which is the same as the Spanish "la puta" which means "the whore" or "the bitch."
** One of the bases the American bomber is targeting is "Laputa," which is the same as the Spanish "la puta" which means "the whore" or "the bitch."
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** General Buck Turgidson's first name evokes the thrusting/bucking of intercourse, and his last name intercourse. "Turgid" is a play on "turgid," a term meaning "hard" "swollen" or "firm," usually in reference to an erection.
** One of the bases the American bomber is targeting is"Laputa," which is the same as the Spanish "Laputa." In Spanish, "la puta" which means "the whore" or "the bitch."
** One of the bases the American bomber is targeting is
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** Soviet Premier Kissoff, whose name invokes "kissing."
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** One of the bases the American bomber is targeting is "Laputa," which is the same as the Spanish "la puta" which means "the whore" or "the bitch."
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** The Russians successfully shoot down four of the bombers by the time the Americans successfully enter the air base and find the encryption code, enabling communication with the remaining bombers and the issuing of the recall command. All turn around except for one bomber: it was not shot down by Russian air defenses, but only damaged, and the damage destroyed its radio equipment, making communication with it impossible. The Americans urge the Russians to concentrate all their air defenses around the bomber's primary and secondary targets. However, unbeknownst to both sides, the damaged aircraft is also losing fuel, and diverts to the nearest target of opportunity. At this final moment, it seems the world may still be saved: the electronics fail and the bomb fails to eject. However, the aircrew manages to repair the system in the nick of time, and the bomb falls on the Russian base and explodes... resulting in the end of the world.
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** The Russians successfully shoot down four of the bombers by the time the Americans successfully enter the air base and find the encryption code, enabling communication with the remaining bombers and the issuing of the recall command. All bombers turn around except for one bomber: one: it was not shot down by Russian air defenses, but only damaged, and the damage destroyed its radio equipment, making communication with it impossible. The Americans urge the Russians to concentrate all their air defenses around the bomber's primary and secondary targets. However, unbeknownst to both sides, the damaged aircraft is also losing fuel, and diverts to the nearest target of opportunity. At this final moment, it seems the world may still be saved: the electronics fail and the bomb fails to eject. However, the aircrew manages to repair the system in the nick of time, and the bomb falls on the Russian base and explodes... resulting in the end of the world.
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*** 1. Had built a "Doomsday Machine" designed to eliminate ''all'' life on Earth if it detects a nuclear attack on Russia, and whats more will trigger automatically if any attempt is made to deactive it.
*** 2. Had activated this machine a few days ''before'' declaring its existence to the world.
*** 2. Had activated this machine a few days ''before'' declaring its existence to the world.
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*** 1. Had built a "Doomsday Machine" designed to eliminate ''all'' life on Earth if it detects a nuclear attack on Russia, and whats more will trigger automatically if any attempt is made to deactive it.
Russia.
*** 2. Designed the machine to trigger automatically if any attempt is made to deactivate it.
*** 3. Had activated this machine a few days ''before'' declaring its existence to the world.
*** 2. Designed the machine to trigger automatically if any attempt is made to deactivate it.
*** 3. Had activated this machine a few days ''before'' declaring its existence to the world.
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* DisasterDominoes: The scene in the War Room, as Gen. Turgidson uncomfortably explains to the President, bit by bit, why the nuclear strike on Russia cannot be called off as quickly and easily as it was ordered in the first place.
-->'''President Muffley''': And why haven't you radioed the planes countermanding the go-code?\\
'''Turgidson''': Well, I'm afraid we're unable to communicate with any of the aircraft.\\
'''Muffley''': Why?\\
'''Turgidson''': As you may recall, sir, one of the provisions of Plan 'R' provides that once the go-code is received, the normal SSB Radios in the aircraft are switched into a special coded device which I believe is designated as CRM-114. Now, in order to prevent the enemy from issuing fake or confusing orders, CRM-114 is designed not to receive at all -- unless the message is preceded by the correct three-letter recall code group prefix.\\
'''Muffley''': Then do you mean to tell me, General Turgidson, that you will be unable to recall the aircraft?\\
'''Turgidson''': That's about the size of it. However, we are plowing through every possible three-letter combination of the code. But since there are seventeen... thousand permutations, it's going to take us about two-and-a-half days to transmit them all.\\
'''Muffley''': How soon did you say our planes will be entering Russian radar cover?\\
'''Turgidson''': About 18 minutes from now, sir.\\
'''Muffley''': Are you in contact with General Ripper?\\
'''Turgidson''': Ah.. No sir, no, General Ripper sealed off the base and cut off all communications.
-->'''President Muffley''': And why haven't you radioed the planes countermanding the go-code?\\
'''Turgidson''': Well, I'm afraid we're unable to communicate with any of the aircraft.\\
'''Muffley''': Why?\\
'''Turgidson''': As you may recall, sir, one of the provisions of Plan 'R' provides that once the go-code is received, the normal SSB Radios in the aircraft are switched into a special coded device which I believe is designated as CRM-114. Now, in order to prevent the enemy from issuing fake or confusing orders, CRM-114 is designed not to receive at all -- unless the message is preceded by the correct three-letter recall code group prefix.\\
'''Muffley''': Then do you mean to tell me, General Turgidson, that you will be unable to recall the aircraft?\\
'''Turgidson''': That's about the size of it. However, we are plowing through every possible three-letter combination of the code. But since there are seventeen... thousand permutations, it's going to take us about two-and-a-half days to transmit them all.\\
'''Muffley''': How soon did you say our planes will be entering Russian radar cover?\\
'''Turgidson''': About 18 minutes from now, sir.\\
'''Muffley''': Are you in contact with General Ripper?\\
'''Turgidson''': Ah.. No sir, no, General Ripper sealed off the base and cut off all communications.
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* DisasterDominoes: The scene A very long row of dominoes falls, resulting in the War Room, as Gen. Turgidson uncomfortably explains to end of the President, bit by bit, why world.
**Arguably the first domino to fall was the invention of nuclearstrike on Russia cannot be called off as quickly and easily as it was ordered weapons in the first place.
-->'''President Muffley''': And why haven't you radioedplace. But it carries on from there:
***1. The decision of the United States to have nuclear-armed bombers patrolling in constant readiness to launch an immediate nuclear attack on Russia.
***2. The conception and implementation of Plan R, giving a lower-echelon commander the potential authority to order a nuclear strike.
***3. The failure of the military to successfully screen for mental health issues, allowing an unbalanced individual like General Ripper to reach such a command position.
***4. The order to attack being given when the planescountermanding the go-code?\\
'''Turgidson''': Well, I'm afraid we're unablewere already at their fail-safe points, meaning they will proceed instantly to communicate with any of the aircraft.\\
'''Muffley''': Why?\\
'''Turgidson''': As you may recall, sir, one of the provisions of Plan 'R' provides that once the go-code is received, the normal SSB Radios in the aircraft are switched intotheir targets without requiring a special coded device which I believe is designated as CRM-114. Now, in second order to prevent proceed.
***5. The planes encrypting their radios, making communication with theenemy from issuing fake or confusing orders, CRM-114 is designed not to receive at all -- unless the message is preceded by the correct planes without a three-letter recall code group prefix.\\
'''Muffley''': Then do you mean(known only to tell me, General Turgidson, that you will be unable to recall the aircraft?\\
'''Turgidson''': That's aboutcommander who issued the size attack order) impossible.
***6. The base commander sealing off his base, making communication with him equally impossible.
**The Americans then decide to pursue two courses ofit. However, we are plowing through every possible three-letter combination of action:
***1. Enter thecode. But since there are seventeen... thousand permutations, it's going to take us about two-and-a-half days to transmit them all.\\
'''Muffley''': How soon did you say our planes will be entering Russian radar cover?\\
'''Turgidson''': About 18 minutes from now, sir.\\
'''Muffley''': Are you inair base by force and reestablish contact with General Ripper?\\
'''Turgidson''': Ah.. No sir, no, General Ripper sealed offRipper.
***2. Inform the Russians of the situation, and try to assist them in shooting down the American bombers.
**Despite all of this, the worst case scenario would still be "merely" the destruction of Western civilization due to an unintentional nuclear war... if not for the fact that the Russians:
***1. Had built a "Doomsday Machine" designed to eliminate ''all'' life on Earth if it detects a nuclear attack on Russia, and whats more will trigger automatically if any attempt is made to deactive it.
***2. Had activated this machine a few days ''before'' declaring its existence to the world.
**The Russians successfully shoot down four of the bombers by the time the Americans successfully enter the air base andcut off find the encryption code, enabling communication with the remaining bombers and the issuing of the recall command. All turn around except for one bomber: it was not shot down by Russian air defenses, but only damaged, and the damage destroyed its radio equipment, making communication with it impossible. The Americans urge the Russians to concentrate all communications.their air defenses around the bomber's primary and secondary targets. However, unbeknownst to both sides, the damaged aircraft is also losing fuel, and diverts to the nearest target of opportunity. At this final moment, it seems the world may still be saved: the electronics fail and the bomb fails to eject. However, the aircrew manages to repair the system in the nick of time, and the bomb falls on the Russian base and explodes... resulting in the end of the world.
**Arguably the first domino to fall was the invention of nuclear
-->'''President Muffley''': And why haven't you radioed
***1. The decision of the United States to have nuclear-armed bombers patrolling in constant readiness to launch an immediate nuclear attack on Russia.
***2. The conception and implementation of Plan R, giving a lower-echelon commander the potential authority to order a nuclear strike.
***3. The failure of the military to successfully screen for mental health issues, allowing an unbalanced individual like General Ripper to reach such a command position.
***4. The order to attack being given when the planes
'''Turgidson''': Well, I'm afraid we're unable
'''Muffley''': Why?\\
'''Turgidson''': As you may recall, sir, one of the provisions of Plan 'R' provides that once the go-code is received, the normal SSB Radios in the aircraft are switched into
***5. The planes encrypting their radios, making communication with the
'''Muffley''': Then do you mean
'''Turgidson''': That's about
***6. The base commander sealing off his base, making communication with him equally impossible.
**The Americans then decide to pursue two courses of
***1. Enter the
'''Muffley''': How soon did you say our planes will be entering Russian radar cover?\\
'''Turgidson''': About 18 minutes from now, sir.\\
'''Muffley''': Are you in
'''Turgidson''': Ah.. No sir, no, General Ripper sealed off
***2. Inform the Russians of the situation, and try to assist them in shooting down the American bombers.
**Despite all of this, the worst case scenario would still be "merely" the destruction of Western civilization due to an unintentional nuclear war... if not for the fact that the Russians:
***1. Had built a "Doomsday Machine" designed to eliminate ''all'' life on Earth if it detects a nuclear attack on Russia, and whats more will trigger automatically if any attempt is made to deactive it.
***2. Had activated this machine a few days ''before'' declaring its existence to the world.
**The Russians successfully shoot down four of the bombers by the time the Americans successfully enter the air base and
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-->'''President Merkin Muffley:''' Now then, Dmitri, you know how we've always talked about the possibility of something going wrong with the Bomb... The ''Bomb'', Dmitri... The ''hydrogen'' bomb! ... Well now, what happened is, um... one of our base commanders, he had a sort of... well, he went a little funny in the head. You know, just a little... funny. And, uh... he went and did a silly thing. Well, I'll tell you what he did: he ordered his planes... to attack your country. And- well, let me finish, Dmitri... Let me finish, Dmitri... Well, listen, how do you think I feel about it? Can you ''imagine'' how I feel about it, Dmitri? Why do you think I'm calling you? Just to say hello? ... ''Of course'' I like to speak to you! ''Of course'' I like to say hello! Not ''now'', but any time, Dmitri! I'm just calling up to tell you something terrible has happened... It's a ''friendly'' call. Of course it's a friendly call! Listen, if it wasn't friendly, you probably wouldn't have even got it.
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-->'''President Merkin Muffley:''' Now then, Dmitri, you know how we've always talked about the possibility of something going wrong with the Bomb... The ''Bomb'', Dmitri... The ''hydrogen'' bomb! ... Well now, what happened is, um... one of our base commanders, he had a sort of... well, he went a little funny in the head. You know, just a little... funny. And, uh... he went and did a silly thing.thing... Well, I'll tell you what he did: he ordered his planes... to attack your country. And- well, let me finish, Dmitri... Let me finish, Dmitri... Well, listen, how do you think I feel about it? Can you ''imagine'' how I feel about it, Dmitri? Why do you think I'm calling you? Just to say hello? ... ''Of course'' I like to speak to you! ''Of course'' I like to say hello! Not ''now'', but any time, Dmitri! I'm just calling up to tell you something terrible has happened... It's a ''friendly'' call. Of course it's a friendly call! Listen, if it wasn't friendly, you probably wouldn't have even got it.
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-->'''President Merkin Muffley:''' Now then, Dmitri, you know how we've always talked about the possibility of something going wrong with the Bomb... The ''Bomb'', Dmitri... The ''hydrogen'' bomb! Well now, what happened is, um... one of our base commanders, he had a sort of... well, he went a little funny in the head. You know, just a little... funny. And, uh... he went and did a silly thing. Well, I'll tell you what he did: he ordered his planes... to attack your country. And- well, let me finish, Dmitri... Let me finish, Dmitri... Well, listen, how do you think I feel about it? Can you ''imagine'' how I feel about it, Dmitri? Why do you think I'm calling you? Just to say hello? ... ''Of course'' I like to speak to you! ''Of course'' I like to say hello! Not ''now'', but any time, Dmitri! I'm just calling up to tell you something terrible has happened... It's a ''friendly'' call. Of course it's a friendly call! Listen, if it wasn't friendly, you probably wouldn't have even got it.
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-->'''President Merkin Muffley:''' Now then, Dmitri, you know how we've always talked about the possibility of something going wrong with the Bomb... The ''Bomb'', Dmitri... The ''hydrogen'' bomb! bomb! ... Well now, what happened is, um... one of our base commanders, he had a sort of... well, he went a little funny in the head. You know, just a little... funny. And, uh... he went and did a silly thing. Well, I'll tell you what he did: he ordered his planes... to attack your country. And- well, let me finish, Dmitri... Let me finish, Dmitri... Well, listen, how do you think I feel about it? Can you ''imagine'' how I feel about it, Dmitri? Why do you think I'm calling you? Just to say hello? ... ''Of course'' I like to speak to you! ''Of course'' I like to say hello! Not ''now'', but any time, Dmitri! I'm just calling up to tell you something terrible has happened... It's a ''friendly'' call. Of course it's a friendly call! Listen, if it wasn't friendly, you probably wouldn't have even got it.
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-->'''President Merkin Muffley:''' Now then, Dmitri, you know how we've always talked about the possibility of something going wrong with the Bomb... The ''Bomb'', Dmitri... The ''hydrogen'' bomb! Well now, what happened is, ahm, one of our base commanders, he had a sort of...well, he went a little funny in the head, you know, just a little...funny. And, ah...he went and did a silly thing. Well, I'll tell you what he did: he ordered his planes...to attack your country... Ah, well, let me finish, Dmitri... Let me finish, Dmitri... Well, listen, how do you think I feel about it? Can you ''imagine'' how I feel about it, Dmitri...? Why do you think I'm calling you? Just to say hello...? ''Of course'' I like to speak to you! ''Of course'' I like to say hello! Not now, but any time, Dmitri. I'm just calling up to tell you something terrible has happened. It's a ''friendly'' call. Of course it's a friendly call... Listen, if it wasn't friendly, you probably wouldn't have even got it.
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-->'''President Merkin Muffley:''' Now then, Dmitri, you know how we've always talked about the possibility of something going wrong with the Bomb... The ''Bomb'', Dmitri... The ''hydrogen'' bomb! Well now, what happened is, ahm, um... one of our base commanders, he had a sort of...of... well, he went a little funny in the head, you head. You know, just a little...little... funny. And, ah...uh... he went and did a silly thing. Well, I'll tell you what he did: he ordered his planes... to attack your country... Ah, country. And- well, let me finish, Dmitri... Let me finish, Dmitri... Well, listen, how do you think I feel about it? Can you ''imagine'' how I feel about it, Dmitri...? Dmitri? Why do you think I'm calling you? Just to say hello...? hello? ... ''Of course'' I like to speak to you! ''Of course'' I like to say hello! Not now, ''now'', but any time, Dmitri. Dmitri! I'm just calling up to tell you something terrible has happened.happened... It's a ''friendly'' call. Of course it's a friendly call... call! Listen, if it wasn't friendly, you probably wouldn't have even got it.it.
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* NeverMyFault: General Turgidson set up the "human reliability tests" that cleared who would be high up enough in the military to potentially call for a nuclear strike as part of Plan R. When Turgidson is informing the president of the situation, he's transparently trying to both shift blame away from himself and downplay the situation. Despite the fact that the Human Reliability Tests were meant to prevent this situation from ''ever'' occurring (and therefore the program has indisputably turned out to be a complete failure) Turgidson almost sounds like his feelings are hurt when the President rightly calls him out on it.
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* NeverMyFault: General Turgidson set up the "human reliability tests" that cleared who would be high up enough in the military to potentially call for a nuclear strike as part of Plan R. When Turgidson is informing the president of the situation, crisis, he's transparently trying to both shift blame away from himself and downplay the seriousness of the situation. Despite the fact that the Human Reliability Tests were meant to prevent this situation from ''ever'' occurring (and therefore the program has indisputably turned out to be a complete failure) Turgidson almost sounds like his feelings are hurt when the President rightly calls him out on it.
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** Another Turgidson one comes when Plan R is in danger of causing the end of the world, and he says that the reliability of it (and the psychological screening process given to those who can enable the Plan, whose whole purpose to ''prevent this situation from ever happening in the first place''), shouldn't be written off after a "single slip-up."
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** Another Turgidson one comes when Plan R is in danger of causing the end of the world, and he says that the reliability of it (and the psychological screening process given to those who can enable the Plan, plan, whose whole purpose is to ''prevent this situation from ever happening in the first place''), shouldn't be written off after a "single slip-up."
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** Another Turgidson one comes when Plan R is in danger of causing the end of the world, and he says that the reliability of it (and the psychological screening process given to those who can enable the Plan that theoretically ''isn't supposed to allow this situation to happen in the first place'') shouldn't be written off after a "single incident."
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** Another Turgidson one comes when Plan R is in danger of causing the end of the world, and he says that the reliability of it (and the psychological screening process given to those who can enable the Plan that theoretically ''isn't supposed Plan, whose whole purpose to allow ''prevent this situation to happen from ever happening in the first place'') place''), shouldn't be written off after a "single incident.slip-up."
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* NeverMyFault: General Turgidson set up the "human reliability tests" that cleared who would be high up enough in the military to potentially call for a nuclear strike as part of Plan R. When Turgidson is informing the president of the situation, he's transparently trying to both shift blame away from himself and downplay the consequences of the failsafe system being utilized. Despite his own system failing so hard that it's potentially doomed the human race, Turgidson almost sounds like his feelings are hurt when the President rightly calls him out on it.
-->'''Turgidson:''' Well, I don't think it's fair to condemn the whole program because of a single slip-up, sir....
-->'''Turgidson:''' Well, I don't think it's fair to condemn the whole program because of a single slip-up, sir....
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* NeverMyFault: General Turgidson set up the "human reliability tests" that cleared who would be high up enough in the military to potentially call for a nuclear strike as part of Plan R. When Turgidson is informing the president of the situation, he's transparently trying to both shift blame away from himself and downplay the consequences of the failsafe system being utilized. situation. Despite his own system failing so hard the fact that it's potentially doomed the human race, Human Reliability Tests were meant to prevent this situation from ''ever'' occurring (and therefore the program has indisputably turned out to be a complete failure) Turgidson almost sounds like his feelings are hurt when the President rightly calls him out on it.
-->'''Turgidson:''' Well, I don't think it's fair to condemn thewhole ''whole'' program because of a single ''single'' slip-up, sir....sir.
-->'''Turgidson:''' Well, I don't think it's fair to condemn the
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* AsYouKnow: "As you know, the Premier loves surprises."
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At the Pentagon, U.S. President Merkin Muffley ([[ActingForTwo also Peter Sellers ]]) holds an emergency meeting in the War Room with his top advisors. While the Joint Chiefs of Staff chairman, General Buck Turgidson (Creator/GeorgeCScott), views the crisis as an opportunity to hit the Russkies where they live once and for all, the President's [[GeniusCripple wheelchair-bound]], [[UsefulNotes/NazisWithGnarlyWeapons ex-Nazi]] [[MadScientist science advisor]], Dr. Strangelove ([[LoadsAndLoadsOfRoles Peter Sellers again]]), and the Soviet ambassador (Peter Bull) both warn Muffley that any attack on the USSR will trigger [[DoomsdayDevice the Doomsday Machine]]: a computer programmed to [[SuicidalCosmicTemperTantrum detonate buried cobalt bombs that will kill nearly all life on Earth's surface with their radiation over the course of months]] if the Soviet Union is attacked (or if any attempt is made to disable the Doomsday Machine). So the President gets on the hotline and desperately attempts to convince the drunken Soviet premier that the imminent attack is merely a silly mistake while the military tries to call the bombers back.
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At the Pentagon, U.S. President Merkin Muffley ([[ActingForTwo also Peter Sellers ]]) holds an emergency meeting in the War Room with his top advisors. While the Joint Chiefs of Staff chairman, General Buck Turgidson (Creator/GeorgeCScott), views the crisis as an opportunity to hit the Russkies where they live once and for all, the President's [[GeniusCripple wheelchair-bound]], [[UsefulNotes/NazisWithGnarlyWeapons ex-Nazi]] [[MadScientist science advisor]], Dr. Strangelove ([[LoadsAndLoadsOfRoles Peter (Peter Sellers again]]), again), and the Soviet ambassador (Peter Bull) both warn Muffley that any attack on the USSR will trigger [[DoomsdayDevice the Doomsday Machine]]: a computer programmed to [[SuicidalCosmicTemperTantrum detonate buried cobalt bombs that will kill nearly all life on Earth's surface with their radiation over the course of months]] if the Soviet Union is attacked (or if any attempt is made to disable the Doomsday Machine). So the President gets on the hotline and desperately attempts to convince the drunken Soviet premier that the imminent attack is merely a silly mistake while the military tries to call the bombers back.
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* LoadsAndLoadsOfRoles: Peter Sellers plays three roles. He was originally slated to play Major Kong but didn't want to, and whether through serendipity or all-too-convenient "accident," sprained his ankle during filming and [[IncrediblyLamePun the part was recast]]. Sellers also had trouble with the Texan accent.
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At the Pentagon, U.S. President Merkin Muffley ([[ActingForTwo Peter Sellers again]]) holds an emergency meeting in the War Room with his top advisors. While the Joint Chiefs of Staff chairman, General Buck Turgidson (Creator/GeorgeCScott), views the crisis as an opportunity to hit the Russkies where they live once and for all, the President's [[GeniusCripple wheelchair-bound]], [[UsefulNotes/NazisWithGnarlyWeapons ex-Nazi]] [[MadScientist science advisor]], Dr. Strangelove (also Peter Sellers), and the Soviet ambassador (Peter Bull) both warn Muffley that any attack on the USSR will trigger [[DoomsdayDevice the Doomsday Machine]]: a computer programmed to [[SuicidalCosmicTemperTantrum detonate buried cobalt bombs that will kill nearly all life on Earth's surface with their radiation over the course of months]] if the Soviet Union is attacked (or if any attempt is made to disable the Doomsday Machine). So the President gets on the hotline and desperately attempts to convince the drunken Soviet premier that the imminent attack is merely a silly mistake while the military tries to call the bombers back.
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At the Pentagon, U.S. President Merkin Muffley ([[ActingForTwo also Peter Sellers again]]) ]]) holds an emergency meeting in the War Room with his top advisors. While the Joint Chiefs of Staff chairman, General Buck Turgidson (Creator/GeorgeCScott), views the crisis as an opportunity to hit the Russkies where they live once and for all, the President's [[GeniusCripple wheelchair-bound]], [[UsefulNotes/NazisWithGnarlyWeapons ex-Nazi]] [[MadScientist science advisor]], Dr. Strangelove (also ([[LoadsAndLoadsOfRoles Peter Sellers), Sellers again]]), and the Soviet ambassador (Peter Bull) both warn Muffley that any attack on the USSR will trigger [[DoomsdayDevice the Doomsday Machine]]: a computer programmed to [[SuicidalCosmicTemperTantrum detonate buried cobalt bombs that will kill nearly all life on Earth's surface with their radiation over the course of months]] if the Soviet Union is attacked (or if any attempt is made to disable the Doomsday Machine). So the President gets on the hotline and desperately attempts to convince the drunken Soviet premier that the imminent attack is merely a silly mistake while the military tries to call the bombers back.
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At the Pentagon, U.S. President Merkin Muffley (Peter Sellers again) holds an emergency meeting in the War Room with his top advisors. While the Joint Chiefs of Staff chairman, General Buck Turgidson (Creator/GeorgeCScott), views the crisis as an opportunity to hit the Russkies where they live once and for all, the President's [[GeniusCripple wheelchair-bound]], [[UsefulNotes/NazisWithGnarlyWeapons ex-Nazi]] [[MadScientist science advisor]], Dr. Strangelove (also Peter Sellers), and the Soviet ambassador (Peter Bull) both warn Muffley that any attack on the USSR will trigger [[DoomsdayDevice the Doomsday Machine]]: a computer programmed to [[SuicidalCosmicTemperTantrum detonate buried cobalt bombs that will kill nearly all life on Earth's surface with their radiation over the course of months]] if the Soviet Union is attacked (or if any attempt is made to disable the Doomsday Machine). So the President gets on the hotline and desperately attempts to convince the drunken Soviet premier that the imminent attack is merely a silly mistake while the military tries to call the bombers back.
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At the Pentagon, U.S. President Merkin Muffley (Peter ([[ActingForTwo Peter Sellers again) again]]) holds an emergency meeting in the War Room with his top advisors. While the Joint Chiefs of Staff chairman, General Buck Turgidson (Creator/GeorgeCScott), views the crisis as an opportunity to hit the Russkies where they live once and for all, the President's [[GeniusCripple wheelchair-bound]], [[UsefulNotes/NazisWithGnarlyWeapons ex-Nazi]] [[MadScientist science advisor]], Dr. Strangelove (also Peter Sellers), and the Soviet ambassador (Peter Bull) both warn Muffley that any attack on the USSR will trigger [[DoomsdayDevice the Doomsday Machine]]: a computer programmed to [[SuicidalCosmicTemperTantrum detonate buried cobalt bombs that will kill nearly all life on Earth's surface with their radiation over the course of months]] if the Soviet Union is attacked (or if any attempt is made to disable the Doomsday Machine). So the President gets on the hotline and desperately attempts to convince the drunken Soviet premier that the imminent attack is merely a silly mistake while the military tries to call the bombers back.
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* DystopiaIsHard: The secretive nature of the Soviet Union means that they keep everything under wraps...including their doomsday device, whose purpose of deterrence can only work if people '''know about it!'''
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*SkewedPriorities: When Muffley calls to warn him of the impending attack. Kissov seems more deeply concerned that Muffley doesn't like him as a friend and would rather spend time chatting with him socially.
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* SealedOrders: The bomber crews only unseal their targeting orders after the attack command is given.
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* SexIsEvil: General Ripper's insane UsefulNotes/ConspiracyTheories came about after experiencing confusion over sexual intercourse. He didn't know what a [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Refractory_period_%28sex%29 refractory period]] was, and thus interpreted his post-coital exhaustion as [[InsaneTrollLogic the woman stealing his "vital essence."]]
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* SexIsEvil: General Ripper's insane UsefulNotes/ConspiracyTheories conspiracy theories came about after experiencing confusion over sexual intercourse. He didn't know what a [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Refractory_period_%28sex%29 refractory period]] was, and thus interpreted his post-coital exhaustion as [[InsaneTrollLogic the woman stealing his "vital essence."]]
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* OralFixation: General Ripper is a CigarChomper. The Freudian aspect is to some extent lampshaded (or at least made all the more obvious) by his obsession with, um, "precious bodily fluids."
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* OralFixation: General Ripper is a CigarChomper. The Freudian aspect is to some extent lampshaded (or at least made all the more obvious) by his obsession with, um, "precious bodily fluids."" Also, Turgidson chews on gum like crazy.
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** To be specific, the Americans tried to get the Soviet premier on the hotline, but were unable to reach in. The Soviet ambassador recommended they try a Moscow exchange number, as the premier was apparently out partying "off the books"—"the Premier is a man of the people, but he is also ''a man'', if you take my meaning."
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** To be specific, the Americans tried to get the Soviet premier on the hotline, but were unable to reach in.him. The Soviet ambassador recommended they try a Moscow exchange number, as the premier was apparently out partying "off the books"—"the Premier is a man of the people, but he is also ''a man'', if you take my meaning."
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* FogOfWar: The Soviets are unable to detect the last B-52, ''The Leper Colony'', because it is flying so low. The Americans urge them to concentrate the search around the assigned targets, but the crew switches them for targets of opportunity and flies at low altitude to escape detection.
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* FogOfWar: The Soviets are unable to detect the last B-52, ''The Leper Colony'', because it is flying so low. The Americans urge them to concentrate the search around the assigned targets, but the crew switches them for targets a target of opportunity due to low fuel, and flies at low altitude to escape detection.
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* DysfunctionJunction: Part of the hilarity of the movie is that practically ''no one'' in American and Soviet high command is right in the head to deal with the crisis, minor OnlySaneMan moments aside.
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* DysfunctionJunction: Part of the hilarity of the movie is that practically ''no one'' in American and Soviet high command is right in the head to deal with the crisis, minor OnlySaneMan moments aside. Understandable, as their dysfunction is what ''created'' the crisis in the first place.
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* DownerEnding: Despite the best efforts of both the Americans and Russians, Major Kong's bomber doesn't receive the recall order since their radio equipment was damaged in a missile strike and, with their fuel running low, they decide to bomb a closer target. This triggers the Russians' Doomsday Machine, which will render the Earth's surface uninhabitable for nearly a hundred years and force what's left of humanity to live underground until then. The final scene is a montage of nuclear detonations accompanied by the song "[[Music/VeraLynn We'll Meet Again]]," implying that even long after we're all dead, whoever comes next will ''still'' be finding disgustingly stupid and petty reasons to kill each other. [[BlackComedy And yet, it still remains hilarious.]]
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* DownerEnding: Despite the best efforts of both the Americans and Russians, Major Kong's bomber doesn't receive the recall order since their radio equipment was damaged in a missile strike and, with their fuel running low, they decide to bomb a closer target.target of opportunity, instead of one of their assigned targets where the Russians are watching for them. This triggers the Russians' Doomsday Machine, which will render the Earth's surface uninhabitable for nearly a hundred years and force what's left of humanity to live underground until then. The final scene is a montage of nuclear detonations accompanied by the song "[[Music/VeraLynn We'll Meet Again]]," implying that even long after we're all dead, whoever comes next will ''still'' be finding disgustingly stupid and petty reasons to kill each other. [[BlackComedy And yet, it still remains hilarious.]]
