A few moments later, everyone was in the command center, seated in one of the overstuffed chairs. Everyone except the Secret Service agents was sipping a beer, and a buzz of talk filled the room. Suddenly, the phone rang...
The general picked it up, and immediately, his face went white.
"Mr. President? The Secretary of Defense says the Russians have deployed an ABM laser..."
"Put the ICBM force on full alert, and power up the laser," the President said. "If the Russians are going to attack, then we will retaliate fully and effectively. Send all bombers to failsafe points!"
Off the Alaskan coast, the B-1B bomber Loony Bin had finished aerial refueling. Inside, the crew was relaxing. The pilot, a college student, was reading a copy of Playboy. He was currently fixated on Miss July, when suddenly, the failsafe box began to buzz. The EMW officer, thorughly annoyed, pushed the button, and read the code.
"1298 Charlie Bravo Delta..."
He checked the code binder, until he got to 1298-CBD. It was the order to ready for possible attack...
The general picked it up, and immediately, his face went white.
"Mr. President? The Secretary of Defense says the Russians have deployed an ABM laser..."
"Put the ICBM force on full alert, and power up the laser," the President said. "If the Russians are going to attack, then we will retaliate fully and effectively. Send all bombers to failsafe points!"
Off the Alaskan coast, the B-1B bomber Loony Bin had finished aerial refueling. Inside, the crew was relaxing. The pilot, a college student, was reading a copy of Playboy. He was currently fixated on Miss July, when suddenly, the failsafe box began to buzz. The EMW officer, thorughly annoyed, pushed the button, and read the code.
"1298 Charlie Bravo Delta..."
He checked the code binder, until he got to 1298-CBD. It was the order to ready for possible attack...
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