movie: Crimson Tide After watching the film, we know how it comes out in the end

movie: Crimson Tide
After watching the film, we know how it comes out in the end. However, often leaders do not have the luxury of such information while making decisions in dynamic situations. Assuming you did not know how it would come out, do you think if you were the captain that you would have launched the missiles, or continued trying to establish radio communication to confirm the original order? Would the unprovoked attack by the Russian submarine influence your decision one way or another?