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General Sorkin has aimed his binoculars in the direction

of the silos.

HIS POINT OF VIEW THROUGH BINOCULARS: In the

distance, the First Nuke Specialist is now climbing out of

the silo and running for his life across the concrete field.

MAJ. GEN. SORKIN: (shouts out window) Cowards!

Deserters! COME BACK HERE!

In the room, Lt. Wharton and the two M.P.'s are worried.

LOUD RUNNING FOOT- STEPS are heard approaching

from the hallway.

LT. WHARTON : I believe he's here, sir --.

MAJ. GEN. SORKIN (turns, inflamed) Damn right he's

here! Come on. We're soldiers, aren't we? Let's do OUR

JOB!

His eyes are shining. He reaches into his desk drawer for

a revolver at the same time General Yeager appears in the

doorway with a machine gun.

The opposing groups just stare at each other for a

moment, each waiting for the other's first move.

MAJ. GEN. SORKIN : Why don't you shoot, General? Just

as soon get It this way as from a goddamn ICBM.

GEN.YEAGER : Disarm the bombs. Immediately.

MAJ. GEN. SORKIN: Disarm them?! Hey! We don't know

how! Their god- damn computers are OBSOLETE! CAN

YOU BELIEVE THAT, GENERAL? OBSO- FUCKING-

LETE! Well -- that's technology for you.

Almost with a rueful laugh, he shakes his head at the