Connections

Sinister spy characters named Boris and Natasha.

Dr. Quandary's introduction is an homage to Dr. Strangelove's entrance

Several homages, notably Carrie's line, "It's me, Carrie. I'm here to rescue you!" and later when Corey says that Carrie is "our only hope."

The teddy bear on board the Bomber was inspired by the teddy bear on the plane in two John McTiernan movies

Multiple homages throughout, notably in the coordinates display on Natasha's monitor which includes 69.1988