“- Morten Entrekin: People knew about the Manhattan Project, you know, and they kept it a secret.
- Jenny Lerner: That was just the creation of the atom bomb.”
O'Neal Compton - Morten Entrekin
Téa Leoni - Jenny Lerner

“We could give this country the biggest stick in the playground, and I intend to do that.”

Paul Newman - Gen. Leslie R. Groves

“Gee, I wish we had one of them doomsday machines.”
George C. Scott - Gen. 'Buck' Turgidson

“Would you mind not shooting at the thermonuclear weapons?”

John Travolta - Vic Deakins

“- Capt. Loomis Birkhead: Sir, you don't have any bombers here, do you, sir?
- Col. 'Madman' Maddox: Bombers? Son, if I had bombers I'd be bombin' the hell out of them right now!”
Tim Matheson - Capt. Loomis Birkhead
Warren Oates - Col. 'Madman' Maddox