WarGames

Mr. Liggett: Now there seems to be a lot of confusion on this next question: asexual reproduction. Could someone tell me please who first suggested the idea of reproduction without sex? David: Ah-heh. [whispers something to a classmate] Mr. Liggett: Miss Mack! What is so amusing? Jennifer: I... Mr. Liggett: Alright, Lightman. Maybe you could tell us who first suggested the idea of reproduction without sex. David: Umm... Your wife? Mr. Liggett: [pointing to the door] Get out, Lightman. Get out.

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Joshua/WOPR: SHALL WE PLAY A GAME? David: Oh! Jennifer: I think it missed him. David: Yeah. Weird isn't it? Love to. How about Global Thermonuclear War? Joshua/WOPR: WOULDN'T YOU PREFER A GOOD GAME OF CHESS? David: Later. Let's play Global Thermonuclear War. Joshua/WOPR: FINE.

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David: What is the primary goal? Joshua/WOPR: YOU SHOULD KNOW THAT, PROFESSOR. YOU PROGRAMMED ME. David: Oh, c'mon. What is the primary goal? Joshua/WOPR: TO WIN THE GAME.

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McKittrick: It all flows into this room and then into what we call the WOPR computer. Watson: WOPR? What is that? McKittrick: It's a War Operations Planning Response. This is Mr. Richter. Paul, would you like to tell these gentlemen about the WOPR. Richter: Well, the WOPR spends all it's time thinking about World War III. Twenty-four hours a day, 365 days a year, it plays an endless series of WarGames using all available information on the state of the world. The WOPR has already fought World War III as a game time and time again. It estimates Soviet responses to our responses to their responses and so on. It estimates damage, counts the dead, and it looks for ways to improve the score.

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McKittrick: See that sign up here - up here. "DEFCON." That indicates our current "def"ense "con"dition. It should read "DEFCON 5," which means peace. It's still on 4 because of that little stunt you pulled. Actually, if we hadn't caught it in time, it might have gone to Defcon 1. You know what that means, David? David: No. What does that mean? McKittrick: World War III.

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David: Hello, are you still playing the game? Joshua/WOPR: Of course. I should reach Defcon 1 and release my missiles in 28 hours. Would you like to see some projected kill ratios? David: [reads] 69% of the housing destroyed. 72 million people dead. [pause] Is this a game or is it real? Joshua/WOPR: WHAT'S THE DIFFERENCE? David: Oh, wow.

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