I forgot the name of this actor, but he did an excellent performance here. The way he looks when he realizes they need to go to DEFCON 1 is very convincing.
jorge cabrera Its common knowledge. He did his homework, the guys that wrote the script did not. Next time, do some research yourself before bad mouthing someone. I quote: "The DEFCON level is controlled primarily by the U.S. President and the U.S. Secretary of Defense through the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the Combatant Commanders, and each DEFCON level defines specific security, activation and response scenarios for the troops in question."
It's weird that in the DVD commentary the director says he got the DEFCON system wrong, but actually according to wikipedia he got it right. 1 is maximum readiness.
3 years late, sorry 'bout that. Could it be the director was saying so, because the General doesn't have the authority to declare Defcon 1 as shown here? This is indeed a question, as I don't know the exact words of the director.
@@Starjumper2821 I think at the time the decision may have sat with the military rather than the President. Crimson Tide backstory and "lessons learned" covered the change to direct Presidential order needed to go hot...
I mean, the missiles are launching. I know you mean a US missile launch, but that's not necessarily true. DEFCON 1 just means that an attack is imminent or already underway, not necessarily an attack by the US, nor a nuclear strike made by the US. So the depiction in this clip is accurate: For as much as NORAD knows, they are under attack, and are therefore at DEFCON 1.
my dad worked security in air force icbm during cold war and said that a few computer mess up happened that said there was incoming Russian missiles in a one month period it happened like 12 times people freaked out cause of it and ended up leaving the military cause they thought it was real every time. my dad said the scariest one he was on flight line and alert siren went off and bombers were ready to take off and alert level changed and changed and changed again and again and then he heard over radio in the open make ready to launch the alert force then a min later secure for incoming RV's (reenty vehicles) and bombs. then wait and wait some more bombers are still on the ground engines on ready to go burning fuel. missile crews just did first rotation of launch keys then message come over saying everything's fine. find out the computer at NORAD or sac some left training program in the computer oh dad said this happen about week later with same result after which they changed how they did stuff so it wouldn't happen again
Well, when the movie was made the information about DEFCON stages was classified so the director and writers couldn't know. They declassified it in 2006. You can look it up. Just use Google. 5 is the lowest stage of readiness, 1 means nuclear war is imminent.
@@alexanderip1003 Sir the president is in his limousine, he's diverting to Andrews. Has he been in touch with the Premier? Russians are still denying everything.
DEFCON has nothing to do with nuclear war, go look this up. All it states is the alert level the US military needs to be in. Nuclear war will trigger a DEFCON 1, DEFCON 1 itself is not necessarily a nuclear war.
I always found these scenes hilarious because everyone is running around in mass panic but where would they be going with those papers? Like huge stacks of papers too like how did they type and print all those sheets in like the few seconds before the last time they were running all over? And who would be reading those papers in such a panicked state?
The heavens declare the glory of the Bomb, and the firmament showeth Its handiwork. Glory be to the Bomb, and to the Holy Fallout. As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be. World without end. May the Blessings of the Almighty Bomb, and the Fellowship of the Holy Fallout, descend upon us all. This day and forever more. Amen.
Not that you weren't already radioactive dead meat, anyway. Like the Fukushima ELE which the vast majority haven't been paying the least bit attention to even though the Fukushima ELE has already slaughtered more life than anything else since the Asteroid Impact ELE of 66 million years ago. And it's still only in its beginning state. The Fukushima ELE still has an extremely long time yet to run its course. Many, many, many thousands of years. And... everyone is just marking time until the 100% inevitable next CME/carrington event that's coming down the pike. And then... major bigtime EMP. And then... eventual nuclear meltdowns galore of all the reactors and spent fuel pools. The planet will be quickly radiation sterilized from pole to pole.
You she entity lifeforces (including those existing in XY DNA template bodies) absolutely cannot be reasoned with because you're too busy doing your egomaniac Personal Opinion thingy that your Personal Opinions instantly and automatically replace any and all actual facts because it's your Personal Opinion that your Personal Opinions do. Egomania is the root of all evilness. Katana tengu-san, "Alas, Babylon." What must be, must be.
Simmons; but the scene in the movie is slightly inaccurate. To go to DEFCON 1, the United States must be in a confirmed state of war with an opposing nation. The last time we were in what -would have been- DEFCON 1 (but predating the implementation of the scale), was concluded on 2 September 1945, with the surrender of Japan.
My information is from the director and writers of the movie. In their dvd commentary they specifically pointed out their own mistake in going from 5 to 1, they were only told of their mistake by the Department of Defense after the movie was made. They thought doing it as a countdown made sense for the story so they left it in the movie even though they were mistaken.
KEYSERSOZE1965 Actually, their mistake was on what authorization is needed to change the DEFCON level to 1. The current DEFCON level is almost always 5 or 4, and considering that the US has not engaged in nuclear war since WWII, proposing that 5 is the highest readiness state is ridiculous. Also, DEFCON 1 has never been reached.
If DEFCON counts up as you say, numerous government workers, databases, and even whole agencies are wrong. Which is more reliable: THE GOVERNMENT ITSELF SUPPORTED BY A MOUNTAIN OF SOURCES or some exclusive bonus scenes dvd commentary?!?
Please tell me you are either misinformed or just a bit fail in the brain department. DEFCON 1 is maximum readiness, with DEFCON 5 being Normal Readiness. Wikipedia is your friend.
Actually the only reason they are at DEFCON 1 is because the writers of the movie thought that it went from 5 to 1 and made sense for a countdown but in reality DEFCON 5 is Maximum Readiness.
![DEFCON 6-CPU Player Simulation [HD]](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/mCpVpIBqaJg/mqdefault.jpg)
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"We're going to DEFCON One..."... Going to refrigerator to checking post-apocalypse beer supply...
I forgot the name of this actor, but he did an excellent performance here. The way he looks when he realizes they need to go to DEFCON 1 is very convincing.
His name is Barry Corbin.
@@Akira625 and he improvised the line, "God dammit, I'd piss on a spark plug if I thought it'd do any good."
When you're doing your homework while the teacher is collecting it
Relatable.
Yeah
No the best line was ..."Id piss on a sparkplug if I thought it would help "
Funny in the german Version he said: "I'd piss on a warhead if I tough it would help"
"WE ARE AT DEFCON 1" - the most memorable line in the movie.
Guess you missed, "The only winning move is not to play."
@@CoCotheTurtle Maybe they stopped it preemptively after the nukes hit, unwilling to bear the full horror of a nuclear war's aftermath
@@nuclearpotato4073 But didn't they hear John Lennon say it was a "phantom, a computer-enhanced fantasy?"
Only the President AND the Secretary of Defense can order a change to Defcon 1. No general has authority to do this directly...
jorge cabrera Its common knowledge. He did his homework, the guys that wrote the script did not. Next time, do some research yourself before bad mouthing someone.
I quote:
"The DEFCON level is controlled primarily by the U.S. President and the U.S. Secretary of Defense through the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the Combatant Commanders, and each DEFCON level defines specific security, activation and response scenarios for the troops in question."
Crazy Kenny
Well, im gonna pis on White House front so whats defcon lvl its that 1 ?
jorge cabrera Pissing in the white house isn't really a nuclear threat.
in hollywood he can
Maybe the general got blank check from president and secertary of defense.
It's weird that in the DVD commentary the director says he got the DEFCON system wrong, but actually according to wikipedia he got it right. 1 is maximum readiness.
3 years late, sorry 'bout that. Could it be the director was saying so, because the General doesn't have the authority to declare Defcon 1 as shown here? This is indeed a question, as I don't know the exact words of the director.
@@Starjumper2821 I think at the time the decision may have sat with the military rather than the President. Crimson Tide backstory and "lessons learned" covered the change to direct Presidential order needed to go hot...
"were going to Defcon 1"
Me: Shit just got real
the plot twist someone spilled coffee on the terminal
warlord That or it's 99 red balloons.
that moment when it was just a game and you launched a missile
Atari?
ah, but the general's only scrambling the units that can be recalled, that still retain the human element ...
It's General Carville from Red Alert 2!
So THAT'S why he reminded me of him :D
This movie was the reason why he was picked for Gen. Carville.
I very very love this movie,thank you
Defcon 1 is actually the point where the nuclear missiles are launching. But never mind, great movie and great sceen.
I mean, the missiles are launching. I know you mean a US missile launch, but that's not necessarily true. DEFCON 1 just means that an attack is imminent or already underway, not necessarily an attack by the US, nor a nuclear strike made by the US. So the depiction in this clip is accurate: For as much as NORAD knows, they are under attack, and are therefore at DEFCON 1.
my dad worked security in air force icbm during cold war and said that a few computer mess up happened that said there was incoming Russian missiles in a one month period it happened like 12 times people freaked out cause of it and ended up leaving the military cause they thought it was real every time. my dad said the scariest one he was on flight line and alert siren went off and bombers were ready to take off and alert level changed and changed and changed again and again and then he heard over radio in the open make ready to launch the alert force then a min later secure for incoming RV's (reenty vehicles) and bombs. then wait and wait some more bombers are still on the ground engines on ready to go burning fuel. missile crews just did first rotation of launch keys then message come over saying everything's fine. find out the computer at NORAD or sac some left training program in the computer oh dad said this happen about week later with same result after which they changed how they did stuff so it wouldn't happen again
Fun days
My dad use to be the KGB alert center. He has a personal KV2 still proudly parked at our streets. He told me that his father was genghis khan
@@thelastcommander8765 aint funny, stupid kiddo.
@@altoid8512 It wasnt funny. My father served 2 wars. Whats funny with thaat?
@@thelastcommander8765 gtfo bitch
Well, when the movie was made the information about DEFCON stages was classified so the director and writers couldn't know. They declassified it in 2006. You can look it up. Just use Google.
5 is the lowest stage of readiness, 1 means nuclear war is imminent.
Maybe that’s why they got the DEFCON sign incorrect. 5 should be furthest far right, not 1.
I like how he twitches as soon as he says defcon 1
"Tell me this is one of your simulations." LOLOLOL
Flush the bombers, get the subs in launch mode
We are at DEFCON[1]
Confirm order.
@@alexanderip1003 Sir the president is in his limousine, he's diverting to Andrews.
Has he been in touch with the Premier?
Russians are still denying everything.
Barry Corbin is awesome!! :)
"Flush the bombers"
Now _that_ is a HUGE toilet.
I love Barry Corbin
Well that and "The only winning move is not to play"
what about "the only winning move is not to play"
Me playing Defcon when Missile Launches are detected on my friend's silos
Barry Corbin managed to pull off playing the Wisconsin-accented Deke Slayton in _Moonshot_ and made it work.
2 ... 1 ... Happy New Year!
- "We're going to Defcon 1"
-¡PERO LA PUTA MADRE!
listen to the dvd commentary.
It's a machine!!!!!!
When General Carville had hair.
You are wrong. DEFCON 5 means peace time, while DEFCON 1 is maximum readyness.
Even the colors of the lights are correct.
He flushed the bombers at DEFCON 3. Why is he flushing them again?
_*insert bad toilet joke_ HERE
Because DEFCON 1 took place many hours later after DEFCON 3, they probably landed back at their bases.
Wooper
Actually, WOPR (War Operation Plan Response), pronounced "whopper."
Me playing Defcon like
Technically defcon 1 is nuclear war almost immediately so that is bad
"Technically?" Defcon 1 IS nuclear war.
DEFCON has nothing to do with nuclear war, go look this up. All it states is the alert level the US military needs to be in. Nuclear war will trigger a DEFCON 1, DEFCON 1 itself is not necessarily a nuclear war.
me playing defcon
See the face? How do you hack an audi key? See 38? 3 dr8s? 3 R8's? Or do you see feet like FTSE and hyde park? Trying to hide your money?
Simmons.
i wish i cauld watch this movie in full with out having to subscribe to some body,s channel. totally un fare
Or you could just...
You know, Legally purchase the film.
did some airmen smoke weed at norad. or were severely depressed.
Flush the toilet, get the TP. I just dropped DEFCON 2.
I always found these scenes hilarious because everyone is running around in mass panic but where would they be going with those papers? Like huge stacks of papers too like how did they type and print all those sheets in like the few seconds before the last time they were running all over? And who would be reading those papers in such a panicked state?
North Korea will be hearing this pretty soon
They got a VHS copy of the movie a year ago
Computer stirring the pot
Deafcon 1
Customer number Defcon 1, to your collection point please
Are you serious?Defcon goes through 5 levels 1 being the most serious and 5 being the most lax.
The heavens declare the glory of the Bomb, and the firmament showeth Its handiwork. Glory be to the Bomb, and to the Holy Fallout. As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be. World without end. May the Blessings of the Almighty Bomb, and the Fellowship of the Holy Fallout, descend upon us all. This day and forever more. Amen.
Alas, Babylon.
Not that you weren't already radioactive dead meat, anyway. Like the Fukushima ELE which the vast majority haven't been paying the least bit attention to even though the Fukushima ELE has already slaughtered more life than anything else since the Asteroid Impact ELE of 66 million years ago. And it's still only in its beginning state. The Fukushima ELE still has an extremely long time yet to run its course. Many, many, many thousands of years.
And... everyone is just marking time until the 100% inevitable next CME/carrington event that's coming down the pike.
And then... major bigtime EMP. And then... eventual nuclear meltdowns galore of all the reactors and spent fuel pools. The planet will be quickly radiation sterilized from pole to pole.
You she entity lifeforces (including those existing in XY DNA template bodies) absolutely cannot be reasoned with because you're too busy doing your egomaniac Personal Opinion thingy that your Personal Opinions instantly and automatically replace any and all actual facts because it's your Personal Opinion that your Personal Opinions do.
Egomania is the root of all evilness.
Katana tengu-san, "Alas, Babylon." What must be, must be.
Planet of the Apes
Don't fuck with lime.
Simmons; but the scene in the movie is slightly inaccurate. To go to DEFCON 1, the United States must be in a confirmed state of war with an opposing nation. The last time we were in what -would have been- DEFCON 1 (but predating the implementation of the scale), was concluded on 2 September 1945, with the surrender of Japan.
My information is from the director and writers of the movie. In their dvd commentary they specifically pointed out their own mistake in going from 5 to 1, they were only told of their mistake by the Department of Defense after the movie was made. They thought doing it as a countdown made sense for the story so they left it in the movie even though they were mistaken.
KEYSERSOZE1965 Actually, their mistake was on what authorization is needed to change the DEFCON level to 1. The current DEFCON level is almost always 5 or 4, and considering that the US has not engaged in nuclear war since WWII, proposing that 5 is the highest readiness state is ridiculous. Also, DEFCON 1 has never been reached.
Well if I am wrong then that must mean both the director, the writers AND Department of Defense are wrong. ITS FROM THE COMMENTARY!!!
If DEFCON counts up as you say, numerous government workers, databases, and even whole agencies are wrong. Which is more reliable: THE GOVERNMENT ITSELF SUPPORTED BY A MOUNTAIN OF SOURCES or some exclusive bonus scenes dvd commentary?!?
lol, DefCon1 does never exist?
Please tell me you are either misinformed or just a bit fail in the brain department.
DEFCON 1 is maximum readiness, with DEFCON 5 being Normal Readiness.
Wikipedia is your friend.
gay
What the fuck is a DEFCON? I can't understand.
Defensive readiness Condition
Actually the only reason they are at DEFCON 1 is because the writers of the movie thought that it went from 5 to 1 and made sense for a countdown but in reality DEFCON 5 is Maximum Readiness.
I don’t know how you can be so confident while being so completely wrong.