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Sit in the mountain and protect everybody, friends, family and again allies, country, everything. it feels good to do something that is a part of the fight. reporter: given recent bellicose language from north korea, syria, russia and iran, it's clear the worries of the cold war era remain alive today, as does the need for vigilance inside this granite fortress. >> you guys drill all the time, but we could wake up any day and you're watching the screens and it's the real deal. somebody is launching an icbm? >> correct, if that were to occur, we're ready, if that is the worst day in american hi...

Look how small they are. we are going to win this war is what he was saying. but more importantly he wanted people to understand the global nature of this conflict. and again it is a brilliant piece of political persuasion. but he was also not pretending it wasn't going to be difficult. he wasn't creating a false sense of hope for them. he was saying here's the situation. he was very specific about it and again it was one of those things where at a point of great trepidation in this country, he provided encouragement and a sense of accomplishment. this is what's going to happen. going to be ha...

We are going to win this war is what he was saying. but more importantly he wanted people to understand the global nature of this conflict. and again it is a brilliant piece of political persuasion. but he was also not pretending it wasn't going to be difficult. he wasn't creating a false sense of hope for them. he was saying here's the situation. he was very specific about it and again it was one of those things where at a point of great trepidation in this country, he provided encouragement and a sense of accomplishment. this is what's going to happen. going to be hard. but in tend, we're go...