WinkLingo
ログイン

Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb · 1964 — 第 5 / 20 章 · 2'45" · C1

The President Learns About Plan R, Explained：exceed one's authority

In the War Room, the president is told that armed bombers are heading for targets inside Russia and that no one can call them back. He insists he alone may order nuclear use; the general agrees, then explains that Plan R lets a lower commander fire first — "You approved it, sir."

あらすじ

In the War Room, the big board shows Soviet targets, and the president learns that bombers loaded with nuclear weapons are flying toward them. He says he thought he alone could authorize nuclear use. General Turgidson agrees, then reveals that Plan R allows a lower commander to launch retaliation if the chain of command is broken.

MeetingsTalking to the bossExplainingConfrontingBoss & employeeC1mediumamericanClean
IMDb ↗

注目の表現

under the impressionauthorized toexceed one's authoritythe chain of command

00:00 / 02:45
Space 再生 · ← → セリフ移動 · R リピート
いま
  1. ❝ 独白Turgidson's briefing7 行練習ページ ↗
  16. ❝ 独白Turgidson explains Plan R13 行練習ページ ↗
セリフをタップするとそこから再生

このシーンの表現

exceed one's authority

go beyond one's powers

Turgidson points at Ripper and says he exceeded his authority, naming the offence in official terms.

The colonel exceeded his authority by acting alone.

このシーンの他の表現

  • under the impression

    believing (perhaps wrongly)

  • authorized to

    officially allowed to

  • the chain of command

    the line of military authority

  • the human element

    the human factor

  • fail-safe point

    the point of no return before target

このシーンのメモ一覧

37 行のセリフに 22 件のメモ

表現 · B2call for something

require

It appears that the order called for the planes...
発音called for

For weakens to fər and links onto called.

It appears that the order called for the planes...
表現 · B2primary targets

main targets

The triangles are their primary targets.
表現 · B2secondary targets

backup targets

The squares are their secondary targets.
表現 · B1difficult to understand

hard to grasp

General Turgidson, I find this very difficult to understand.
表現 · B2be under the impression that

believing (perhaps wrongly)

The President says he was under the impression that only he could order nuclear use, admitting his mistake.

I was under the impression that I was the only one in authority...
文法 · B2that I was the only one

noun clause: The that-clause spells out exactly what he believed.

I was under the impression that I was the only one in authority...
表現 · B2the use of nuclear weapons

using nuclear weapons

To order the use of nuclear weapons.
表現 · B2be authorized to do something

be officially allowed to

You are the only person authorized to do so.
表現 · B2exceed one's authority

go beyond one's powers

Turgidson points at Ripper and says he exceeded his authority, naming the offence in official terms.

It's beginning to look like general Ripper exceeded his authority.
表現 · C1the provisions of something

the terms of a plan

Perhaps you're forgetting the provisions of plan r, sir.
表現 · C1a lower echelon commander

a junior commander

Plan r is an emergency war plan, In which a lower echelon commander may order...
表現 · B2the chain of command

the line of military authority

Turgidson explains that if the normal chain of command is disrupted, a lower commander may order retaliation.

Nuclear retaliation after a sneak attack, If the normal chain of command has been disrupted.
スラング · B2big hassle

a big fuss — Informal; a noisy fuss over something.

Made that big hassle about our deterrent lacking credibility.
表現 · B2the human element

the human factor

Turgidson admits the human element has failed here, shifting a systemic failure onto people.

I admit the human element seems to have failed us here.
スラング · B2knock out

destroy or disable — Informal; also used in boxing for a knockout.

That they could knock out washington-- and yourself, sir-- As part of a general sneak attack...
表現 · C1fail-safe point

the point of no return before target

The President assumes the planes turn back at their fail-safe points, hoping for an easy answer.

I assume the planes will return automatically once they reach their fail-safe points?
発音return automatically

Return and automatically link with no pause.

I assume the planes will return automatically once they reach their fail-safe points?
文法 · B2Once they fly beyond

time clause: Once marks the moment the condition takes hold and the main clause follows.

Once they fly beyond fail-safe, they do not require a second order to proceed.
表現 · C1countermand the go code

revoke the launch order

Why haven't you radioed the planes, countermandering the go code?
発音haven't you

In fast speech haven't you blurs into haventcha.

Why haven't you radioed the planes, countermandering the go code?
文法 · B2As you may recall

parenthetical: As you may recall is a parenthetical nudge; the sentence works without it.

Why? As you may recall, sir-- [clears throat] One of the provisions of plan r provides...

「The President Learns About Plan R」を読み解く

What's really going on

The scene is a masterclass in bureaucratic calm in front of catastrophe. The president's objection is not moral but procedural — "I was under the impression that I was the only one in authority" — and Turgidson's answer is the film's joke: the system that was meant to prevent accidental war is precisely what started one. His defence of Plan R is delivered as reassurance: it was a "retaliatory safeguard," designed to discourage the Russians, and the flaw is passed off as an accident of design — "I admit the human element seems to have failed us here." The horror is in the verbs. The planes "will continue until they reach their targets"; there is no second order, no recall, no radio. Every attempt to fix the crisis runs into another clause of the plan, and the men in the room keep describing annihilation as a matter of procedure.

Theme

SatireThe machinery built to prevent accidental war is what started one, and the men in charge explain it as a flaw in procedure.
AbsurdityAnnihilation is discussed as clauses and safeguards, while no one can radio the planes back.

このチャプターで学べること

  • Disaster arrives wrapped in correct procedure.
  • The calmest briefing carries the worst news.
  • Authority is quoted precisely as the world ends.
  • A single question exposes a system with no brakes.

発音のポイント

  • called for — For weakens to fər and links onto called.
  • return automatically — Return and automatically link with no pause.
  • haven't you — In fast speech haven't you blurs into haventcha.
General Turgidson, I find this very difficult to understand.

The president's polite way of saying the situation is incomprehensible: a lower commander has apparently ordered a nuclear attack.

You are the only person authorized to do so.

Turgidson confirms the president's authority to order nuclear use — just before explaining the loophole that let someone else do it.

It's beginning to look like general Ripper exceeded his authority.

The president's careful verdict: Ripper has gone beyond his legal power, though the facts are still coming in.

They will continue until they reach their targets.

The key fact of the crisis: once past the fail-safe point, the bombers need no further order and cannot be stopped.

Why haven't you radioed the planes, countermandering the go code?

The president's obvious question, and the start of the real problem: the planes cannot be reached to cancel the order.

I admit the human element seems to have failed us here.

Turgidson's excuse for the disaster: the plan was sound, but the people in it were not.

I assume the planes will return automatically once they reach their fail-safe points?

The president's hope that the system will correct itself, which the general immediately destroys.

このシーンについての質問

What is Plan R?

An emergency war plan that lets a lower commander order nuclear retaliation after a sneak attack, if the normal chain of command has been disrupted. Turgidson reminds the president that he approved it.

Why can't the planes be recalled?

Once the bombers pass their fail-safe points, they need no second order to proceed, so they keep flying to their targets. On top of that, the base has cut off radio contact with them.

Did General Ripper have the authority to launch the attack?

Under Plan R he could issue the order if the chain of command was broken. The president and Turgidson agree he has gone far beyond normal authority, but the plan is what allowed him to act.

What does 'fail-safe point' mean?

It is the point a bomber reaches before committing to its target, where it would normally turn back without further orders. Once past it, the planes are committed.

Why does Turgidson blame 'the human element'?

He means the plan itself was sound and the failure came from the people carrying it out. It is his way of defending Plan R even as the crisis it caused unfolds.

博士の異常な愛情 または私は如何にして心配するのを止めて水爆を愛するようになったか · 全 20 章

すべて見る →
次のチャプター · 第 6 章that's the size of itNo Way to Recall the Bombers
第 1 章toe-to-toeMajor Kong's Pep Talk第 2 章what's cookingGeneral Turgidson Dodges Calls第 3 章cause a stinkMandrake Confronts General Ripper第 4 章be left to someoneRipper Refuses to Recall the Wing再生中 · 第 5 章exceed one's authorityThe President Learns About Plan R第 6 章that's the size of itNo Way to Recall the Bombers第 7 章catch someone with their pants downTurgidson Argues for a First Strike第 8 章come throughThe President Calls Dimitri第 9 章precious bodily fluidsRipper Explains the Fluoridation Plot第 10 章as dead as the moonThe Doomsday Machine Revealed第 11 章rule outStrangelove's Doomsday Machine第 12 章hard-coreRipper Rants About Fluoridation第 13 章answer forMandrake Fishes for the Recall Code第 14 章evasive actionThe B-52 Evades a Missile第 15 章as mad as a March hareGuano Holds Mandrake at Gunpoint第 16 章executive officerMandrake Bluffs His Way to the Phone第 17 章hopping madMandrake Shoots the Coke Machine第 18 章smell a ratMuffley Calls Dimitri on the Hot Line第 19 章harelips everybody on bear creekKong Opens the Bomb Bay Doors第 20 章target in sightThe Bomber Crew Counts Down
第 5 / 20 章 · 残り約 45 分