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Plan R is an emergency war plan in which a lower-echelon commander may order nuclear retaliation after a sneak attack if the normal chain of command has been disrupted.

15 seconds sound clip from the Dr. Strangelove movie soundboard.

You can hear this line at 00:26:08 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.

Quote context

[...]

- Uh, that's right, sir. You are the only person authorized to do so.

- And although I hate to judge before all the facts are in, it's beginning to look like General Ripper exceeded his authority.

- It certainly does, far beyond the point I would have imagined possible.

- Well, perhaps you're forgetting the provisions of Plan sir.

- Plan R?

- Plan R is an emergency war plan in which a lower-echelon commander may order nuclear retaliation after a sneak attack if the normal chain of command has been disrupted.

- You approved it, sir. You must remember.

- Surely you must recall, sir, when Senator Buford made that big hassle about our deterrent lacking credibility.

- The idea was for Plan R to be a sort of retaliatory safeguard.

- A safeguard?

- Well, I admit the human element seems to have failed us here.

[...]

Dr. Strangelove Sound Clip

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Sound clips of the best quotes and sound fx from the Dr. Strangelove (1964) movie soundboard. All the audio clips are in wav and mp3 format.

Actors: Peter Sellers (Group Captain Lionel Mandrake, President Merkin Muffley, Dr. Strangelove), George C. Scott (General Buck Turgidson), Sterling Hayden (General Jack D. Ripper), Slim Pickens (Major T. J. "King" Kong)

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