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Where was the other missile supposed to go?


Otis put in the wrong coordinates, so the missile ended up heading for Hackensack NJ.
What was its original heading?

From what we see, one missile seemed to be enough for Luthor's plan to work.
Not only that, Otis' missile kept superman busy enough that he didn't have time to stop the one that hit California. So it it worked out for Luther. Well, at least until Lois died and Superman reversed time.

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I haven't watched this movie in what feels like an eternity, but for it's time, it's unmatched

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You forget that Miss Tessmaucher corrects the coordinates after Otis screws up. So he did plan to always blow up Hackensach, New Jersey.

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I always assumed that she was setting the coordinates of the 2nd missile.

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Correct. Otis originally input too few coordinates for the missile to work.

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