
“Time to call the President.”
USSR Chairman, Nikita Khrushchev, calls the Washington-Moscow Hotline in order to get ahold of the US President, to warn of a Nuclear Warhead headed towards New York City, gone rogue due to a "technical failure". Problems continue to arise when Nikita encounters difficulties whilst navigating through the convoluted call menu. Frustration turns to madness as minutes continue to pass with no sign of ever reaching the President.
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When the president of Russia suddenly dies, a man whose politics are virtually unknown succeeds him. The change in political leaders sparks paranoia among American CIA officials, so CIA director Bill Cabot recruits a young analyst to supply insight and advice on the situation. Then the unthinkable happens: a nuclear bomb explodes in a U.S. city, and America is quick to blame the Russians.

Because of a technical defect an American bomber team mistakenly orders the destruction of Moscow. The President of the United States has but little time to prevent an atomic catastrophe from occurring.