The Sum of All Fears (2002)

John Beasley: General Lasseter

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• Revell : At approximately 0600 Moscow time, the Russians launched a massive artillery strike against Grozny, the capital of Chechnya. The shells contained an experimental chemical weapon known as the Novichok binary nerve agent. Saturation, you can see it on those infrared sat photos, took 20 minutes. After which, every man, woman, and child inside a radius of roughly 12 miles was rendered helpless by symptoms approximating acute, late-stage cerebral palsy.

  Secretary of State Sidney Owens : Oh, my god.

  President Robert Fowler : How many dead?

  Bill Cabot : Best guess... 80%.

  Becker : Which means Nemerov just launched the most massive attack in the history of chemical warfare.

  President Robert Fowler : Let's talk response.

  Secretary of State Sidney Owens : Worst thing we could do is nothing.

  Becker : I agree. If we let him get away with chemical weapons, what's next? Biological, nuclear?

  President Robert Fowler : Okay. Short of gassing the Kremlin, what's the strongest response we can make?

  Secretary of State Sidney Owens : We send in peacekeepers.

  Becker : Chechnya's not sovereign.

  Secretary of State Sidney Owens : Look, they requested recognition, so we recognize them. Not full diplomatic recognition; provisional. That may get the Chechens to request emergency international assistance, and we send in peacekeepers.

  President Robert Fowler : How do you get 'em in there?

  General Lasseter : The fastest way would be to fly 'em in from Turkey.

  Becker : Over Armenian airspace?

  Revell : To screw Russia, they won't complain.

• President Robert Fowler : [Becker passes out]  Get a doctor in here!

  General Lasseter : But Mr. President...

  President Robert Fowler : I said get a doctor!

  General Lasseter : [to the Military Aide carrying the nuclear football]  Colonel! Bring me the launch codes.