After the Cold War, a breakaway Russian republic with nuclear warheads becomes a possible worldwide threat. U.S. submarine Capt. Frank Ramsey signs on a relatively green but highly recommended Lt. Cmdr. Ron Hunter to the USS Alabama, which may be the only ship able to stop a possible Armageddon. When Ramsey insists that the Alabama must act aggressively, Hunter, fearing they will start rather than stop a disaster, leads a potential mutiny to stop him.
Genres: Action , Drama , Thriller , War
Keywords: aircraft-carrier , battle-for-power , chain-of-command , commanding , direct , embassy , launch-code , military , missile , moral-dilemma , mutiny , nuclear-missile , nuclear-submarine , post-cold-war , sonar , submarine , suspenseful , terrorism , u-s-navy