 FACT: On 26 October, when Hunter briefs the officers after receipt  of the first EAM placing forces at Defcon 3, he states the last time  forces were at that level of readiness was during the Cuban Missile  Crisis, "32 1/2 years ago". The Cuban Missile Crisis was ALSO in  October, so no matter what year in which this film was set, there  would be no half year involved. And, anyway, it was last ordered in  1973, during the Arab