Plot hole: The fact that a five minute timer starts after the three Cerberus codes are entered defeats the purpose of the program. If they program was made to destroy their own nuke warheads in case of a misfire you would expect them to be destroyed as soon as all three codes are in. (01:38:20)
Olympus Has Fallen (2013)
Plot summary
Directed by: Antoine Fuqua
Starring: Gerard Butler, Angela Bassett, Ashley Judd, Robert Forster
North Korean radicals led by Kang attack and manage to take over the White House in less than 13 minutes. Following this they demand the U.S. withdraw the 7th fleet from the Korean DMZ. Mike Banning, who was removed from the president's detail after an accident where the First Lady was killed, manages to get inside the white house, rescue the president's son, and eventually, the President himself.
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Mike Banning: You know what? Why don't you and I play a game of 'fuck off'. You go first.
Question: How did Mike know that Forbes was a traitor and working with the terrorists?
Answer: Mike was told that there was no other agent alive in the White House, and they didn't send any more to attempt a rescue, that means if all the good agents are dead, only a rogue one can know who the mastermind was.
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Answer: Forbes slipped up by mentioning the head bad guy's name. And, as good an agent as Forbes was, it is highly doubtful, not to mention suspicious, that he'd still be roaming around by himself this long after the fall of the White House. Plus Mike ain't stupid and most likely smelled a rat. And he was correct. Forbes was dirty.
Alan Keddie