Well, Mr. President, I would say that General Ripper has already invalidated that policy.

— General Buck Turgidson (George C. Scott)

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

You can hear this line at 00:33:36 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.

Quote context

[...]

- Hell, we've got a five-to-one missile superiority as it is.

- We could easily assign three missiles to every target and still have a very effective reserve force for any other contingencies.

- Now, six, an unofficial study which we undertook of this eventuality indicated that we would destroy ninety percent of their nuclear capabilities.

- We would, therefore, prevail and suffer only modest and acceptable civilian casualties from their remaining force, which would be badly damaged and uncoordinated.

- General, it is the avowed policy of our country never to strike first with nuclear weapons.

- Well, Mr. President, I would say that General Ripper has already invalidated that policy.

- That was not an act of national policy and there are still alternatives left open to us.

- Mr. President, we are rapidly approaching a moment of truth, both for ourselves as human beings and for the life of our nation.

- Now, truth is not always a pleasant thing.

- But it is necessary now to make a choice, to choose between two admittedly regrettable, but nevertheless distinguishable postwar environments.

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