“There is a rumor they are evacuating Moscow. Yeah. There are even people leaving Kansas City because of the missile fields. Now I ask you: Where does one go from Kansas City? To, uh, the Yukon? To Tahiti? We are not talking about Hiroshima anymore. Hiroshima was... was peanuts!”
George Petrie - Dr. Landowska

“The catastrophic events you have just witnessed are, in all likelihood, less severe than the destruction that would actually occur in the event of a full nuclear strike against the United States. It is hoped that the images of this film will inspire the nations of this earth, their peoples and leaders, to find the means to avert the fateful day.”

“They look warlike? Jesus Christ, we're lighting off nuclear weapons like it's our own private Fourth of July!”
Kevin Costner - Kenny O'Donnell

“Think if one of their ships resists the inspection, and we shoot out its rudder, and board. They shoot down one of our planes, in response, so we bomb their anti-aircraft sites in response to that, and they attack Berlin, so we invade Cuba. And they fire their missiles... And we fire ours.”
Bruce Greenwood - John F. Kennedy

“- Ace Levy: Sir, I don't understand. Who needs a knife in a nuke fight anyway? All you gotta do is push a button, sir.
- Sgt. Zim: Cease fire. Put your hand on that wall trooper. Put your hand on that wall! The enemy can not push a button... if you disable his hand. Medic!”

Jake Busey - Ace Levy
Clancy Brown - Sgt. Zim