g the wing, they’ll realize there’s only one course of action open; Total commitment. This is Ripper’s way of saying the US will have to do everything it can to destroy the Russian nuclear forces, since the Russians will surely try to attack the US after the US attacked Russia first. Do you recall what Clemenceau said about war? In this case, to "recall" is to remember. Clemenceau was President of France during World War 1. Today, war is too important to be left to the politicians. This is Ripper’s way of saying that military men, not politicians, should decide when a war is going to happen. They have neither the time, training, nor inclination for strategic thought. If a person has the "inclination" to do something, they have the general desire or liking to do it. "Strategic" refers to the art of skillful planning for war, business or other complex activities. I can no longer sit back here and allow communist infiltration, communist indoctrination, communist subversion... "To infiltrate" a body, nation or group is to secretly sneak into it, "Indoctrination" is the act of convincing a person of a particular political or religious viewpoint, usually by psychological manipulation. "Subversion" is the act of trying to overthrow a government by acting from within it. ...and the international communist conspiracy... to sap and impurify all of our precious bodily fluids. "The international communist conspiracy" refers to the belief that the Soviet Union and other communist powers were out to make the whole world communist. "To sap" is to weaken, and "to impurify" is to make impure, or to corrupt. "Precious" is very valuable and rare, and "bodily fluids" refer to such fluids as saliva and blood. This is perhaps Ripper’s most ridiculous line in the movie. President Muffley handles the crisis in the war room as Turgidson suggests a massive strike to lessen a Soviet nuclear counterattack. Mr. President, the Secretary of State is in Vietnam...but the undersecretaries are all here. Note that the President is always addressed as "Mr. President." The "Secretary of State" is responsible for US foreign relations. An "undersecretary" works under the Secretary of Defense or Secretary of State or other powerful government official. The 34 B-52s of his wing, which were airborne at the time. A B-52 is a large and powerful plane designed to drop nuclear bombs. The order called for the planes to attack their targets inside Russia. A "target" is a particular place that is to be attacked. The aircraft will begin penetrating Russian radar cover within 25 minutes. "To penetrate" a country is to forcefully enter it. I was the only one in authority to order the use of nuclear weapons. A person "in authority" has the power to give orders. It’
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