They even invented this story that he's crazy because they need our help to sink him before he can safely contact us.
5 seconds sound clip from the The Hunt for Red October movie soundboard.
You can hear this line at 01:32:58.294 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.
Quote context
[...]
- I understand that message. It makes perfect sense. Look at the situation...
- Captain, I have a firing solution.
- Captain, you have to listen to me.
- The Russians will stop at nothing to prevent Ramius from defecting. They are desperate.
- Weapons Control, I want full safeties. We're so close, I don't want this fish coming back at us.
- Has he made any Crazy Ivans?
- What difference does that make?
- Because the next one will be to starboard.
- Why? 'Cause his last was to port?
- No, because he always goes to starboard in the bottom half of the hour.
- Flood tubes one and two. Assign presets. Warm up the weapons.
- Captain, there has to be some way you can establish contact without violating your orders.
[...]