President Richard Nixon issued this warning to the Soviets:
The United States does not start fights.
Let it be clear we maintain our strength...
...in order to maintain peace...
...so any adversary should ask themselves:
"Do the consequences of attacking America...
...outweigh the potential benefits?"
As a result of the Soviet activity...
...the watchdog group of nuclear scientists...
...moved the Doomsday Clock up to five minutes until midnight...
...destruction by nuclear war.
Question:
On a scale of zero to 10, zero meaning impossibility...
...10 meaning complete metaphysical certitude...
...what are the chances the Russians will actually attack the United States?
Pat Buchanan.
Zero.
The Soviets would never risk going to war...
...when we have a walking nuclear deterrent on our side.
You're referring, of course, to Dr. Manhattan...
...but does Dr. Manhattan's existence guarantee world peace? Eleanor Clift.
Well, it hasn't stopped the Soviet Union...
...from stockpiling record amounts of nuclear weapons.
You don't think it's just posturing?
Maybe the reason why the Soviets...
...are doing these bomb tests...
...is because they feel threatened by Dr. Manhattan. Of course.
Maybe the whole world feels like that.
Soviet ships have violated the territorial waters...
Just a matter of time, I suppose.
It's a joke. It's all a joke.
Mother, forgive me.