 Not wishing to extend the already ongoing legal dispute that could have delayed the production of "The Spy Who Loved Me", Broccoli requested Wood remove all references to Blofeld and SPECTRE from the script.In the film, Stromberg's scheme to destroy civilisation by capturing Soviet and British nuclear submarines and have them fire intercontinental ballistic missiles at two major cities is actually a recycled plot from Gilbert's previous Bond film, "You Only Live Twice", which involved stealing space capsules to start a war between the Soviets and the Americans.The similarity was apparent in the climax; both films involved an assault on a heavily fortified enemy that had taken refuge behind steel shutters.