Fail Safe - Military Protocol on Missile Capabilities
Gen. Bogan:
Sergeant Collins! On the double!
Gen. Bogan:
You're backup man on fire control, aren't you?
TSgt. Collins:
Yes sir.
Gen. Bogan:
Do our Vindicator missiles have both infrared and radar-seeking capacity?
TSgt. Collins: [tentatively]
Yes sir.
Gen. Bogan: [grabbing Collins forcefully toward the radio mike]
Loud and clear! They've got to know we're on the level!
TSgt. Collins: [fearfully]
It has both capacities, sir!
Marshall Nevsky: [Over the radio]
Can the radar-seeking mechanism be overloaded by increasing the strength of the signal?
Gen. Bogan:
Tell him!
TSgt. Collins: [fearfully]
Yes, sir. It can be overloaded, by increasing the power output and sliding through radar frequencies as fast as possible, what happens is the firing mechanism reads the higher amperage as proximity to the target, and detonates the warhead.
Marshall Nevsky: [Over the radio]
Thank you General Bogan, we will get back to you.
Gen. Bogan: [quietly]
That's all, Sergeant.
Congressman Raskob:
What does it mean?
Gordon Knapp:
We've told them how to blow up our air-to-air missiles, and with them our planes.
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