In order to guard against surprise nuclear attack, America's Strategic Air Command maintains a large force of B-52 bombers airborne 24 hours a day.

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

You can hear this line at 00:05:54 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.

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- As I previously arranged, the Air Police will have lists of all owners.

- And I want every single one collected without exception.

- After you've done that, report back to me.

(ALARM BLARING)

(PLANE NOISE)

- In order to guard against surprise nuclear attack, America's Strategic Air Command maintains a large force of B-52 bombers airborne 24 hours a day.

- Each B-52 can deliver a nuclear bombload of 50 megatons equal to 16 times the total explosive force of all the bombs and shells used by all the armies in World War II.

- Based in America, the Airborne Alert Force is deployed from the Persian Gulf to the Arctic Ocean.

- But they have one geographical factor in common. They are all two hours from their targets inside Russia.

- Major Kong, I know you'll think this is crazy, but I just got a message from base over the C.R.M. 114.

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