- And I don't think your notion of a few days' inspection is going to wash, either. In order to be of any value, you'd have to tear it apart. The metallurgy alone would take a couple of months.
- Then we'd have to keep it.
11 seconds sound clip from the The Hunt for Red October movie soundboard.
You can hear this line at 00:55:44.164 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.
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[...]
- Russians don't take a dump, son, without a plan.
- And senior captains don't start something this dangerous without having thought the matter through.
- What's he going to do, sail into New York, pop the hatch, and say, Here I am?
- It might be just that simple, yes.
- Smoke?
- Otherwise, this whole business is just academic, right?
- Yes, sir. I think I see your point.
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