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In the near future, Russian rebels have taken over one of the ICBM bases in the USSR. Alarmed by the prospect of a rebel strike, the U.S. sends the U.S.S. Alabama, a nuclear ballistic submarine, to watch over the base and retaliate in case of enemy launch. However,while on patrol, the vessel undergoes a hard attack by the otherside bogey and the radio systems get knocked out. An emergency message received during the battle is only partially recovered, and Captain Ramsey believes it to be the order to launch on the rebels, while XO Hunter,justified,insists upon waiting for an executive confirmation message for such a drastic method. The conflict escalates into mutiny as Ramsey and Hunter fight for control of the Alabama's nuclear missiles.