The Tenth Day, Sunday, 12 December Summary

The Russian and the American ships are all locating each other on their various detection devices. All are unsure how to approach each other. Fighter planes from both sides are tracking each other over the ocean. All have their weapons prepared for attack. The American Tom Cats swerve overhead making a sound that makes a Russian pilot think that they are attacking. He fires his four missiles at the American planes. One of the missiles nicks the lead American plane, but does not destroy it.

At the Naval Hospital, the rescued Russian sailor is in critical condition and cannot be identified except to say that he was a cook on the ship. An old submarine, the Ethan Allen, is filled with explosives as it goes out on its final mission.

The Tenth Day, Sunday, 12 December Analysis

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