Further broadcasts from the political officer of Red October:

There are actually two black characters in this book; one is Jack's friend Robbie who gets one scene in his Tomcat and the other is a sonar operator who the Russians find fascinating because they've never seen a black guy before

The American characters phrase the Russians defecting from 'Communism' to 'freedom'. Umm... Tom, freedom is not a socio-political system

I know it's a sales pitch, but Ryan's 'benefits of life in the USA' talk only covers how comfortable that life is if you have money and rather leaves out the millions of Americans who can't afford healthcare, education and sometimes even food for a very long list of reasons

Ryan, for reference, is a well-paid civil servant who used to work as a stockbroker and is married to a surgeon

On a similar note to the above, the CIA attempt to sell a load of rescued Russian sailors on defection by taking them through Washington DC and showing how everyone has a car (even black people) and no one needs to take public transport

I don't know about you but I wouldn't call a city of nose-to-tail mid-eighties Buicks much of an enticement