They didn't shoot at us. I can't attack a Soviet submarine without authorization.
4 seconds sound clip from the The Hunt for Red October movie soundboard.
You can hear this line at 01:58:07.782 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.
Quote context
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- Torpedo steady, bearing 3-1-5. Range: 5000 yards.
- Negative. We are already running 110 percent.
- Estimate range: 3000 yards. Closing awfully fast.
- He's headed right into the torpedo. What's he trying to do, kill himself?
- Mr. Thompson, we have a firing solution on the Russian Alfa. Can we shoot back?
- They didn't shoot at us. I can't attack a Soviet submarine without authorization.
- Torpedo bearing steady at 3-1-5. Best range: 900 yards.
- Torpedo impact... 20 seconds.
- I wrote a biography on Admiral Halsey called The Fighting Sailor, about naval combat tactics.
- I know this book. Your conclusions were all wrong, Ryan. Halsey acted stupidly.
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