crimson tide

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…weapon or not launching it. At this point both men had to make decision and quick, Captain Ramsey believed that the interrupted transmission was to fire the weapon, which was a decision of uncertainty and of high risk. Because if Ramsey was wrong, then he would start WW3. However, Lt. Hunter uses the decision of certainty, and tries to convince Ramsey not to launch the weapon and wait for the response of the interrupted message.