I dont agree w the "hunt for red october" interpretation posted here. "Red october" was at the end of the day, about good soviets defecting to the American side and the hunt to intercept them before their submarine was blown up by our military (who did not believe the defection was legitimate) or the Soviets (who figured out the sub's captain was making a break for it, eventually).

With this narrative in mind it doesnt jive with the "false allegations against a political opponent" just because both it and "witch hunt" contain the word "hunt".