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The Day After1983

The Day After is an American television film that first aired on November 20, 1983, on the ABC television network. More than 100 million people, in nearly 39 million households, watched the program during its initial broadcast. With a 46 rating and … more »


Vinnie Conrad:
The thing that bothers me is that damn "launch-on-warning".

Bruce Gallatin:
What's that?

Vinnie Conrad:
That's when one side tells the other that they're gonna fire their missiles as soon as they think the other guy's missiles are already on their way.

Joe Huxley:
You know. Use 'em or lose 'em.

Bruce Gallatin:
[nervously] What do you really think the chances are of something like that happening way the hell out here in the middle of nowhere?

Joe Huxley:
Nowhere? [chuckles] There's no "nowhere" anymore. You're sitting next to the Whiteman Air Force Base right now. That's about... 150 Minuteman missile silos spread halfway down the State of Missouri. That's... an awful lot of bullseyes.

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