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. The president looked more than a little uncomfortable with Kolhammer suncompromising account of life under Uncle Joe.The other military men, usedto dealing in extremes, seemed much less discomfited. Major Ivanov has provided us with the locations of threesharashki other thanthe Kamchatka site, and extensive notes on what he was able to find out abouteach.He hasn t sent much on Kamchatka yet, but I expect that will changesoon.The other sites he has logged are a missile range at Novolazarevskaya, alarge jet program at Baikonur, and another aviation program near Baikonur thatseems to be mainly concerned with helicopter production. Kolhammer paused to take a breath.He had no idea how anyone would react tohis next statement. I would strongly suggest that all of these facilities should be targeted forimmediate deep-strike missions, if open conflict with the Soviets ensues.Themissile base at Novolazarevskaya in particular.If it transpires that they vehad two years access to theVanguard, they will have a very advanced missileprogram by now.It s quite possible that Stalin will be able to call on ICBMassets rockets that could reach well into the continental United States.Andif he has made any progress on his atomic program& well, you don t need me totell you what a nightmare that would be. It was evident, even in the little pop-up window, that a few of hiscolleagues were as furious as they had been in the days after the Transition,when they learned that Kolhammer s ships had destroyed the Pacific Fleet byaccident. He could see that King s face had turned a dangerous shade of red.Marshall was shaking his head, his lips pressed thinly together. Major Ivanov has taken some preliminary soil, air, and water samples fromaround the Kamchatka site, and they have tested positive for low-levelradioactive contamination. He heard Spruance swear softly beside him. In addition, Ivanov has sent back some basic imagery of theSharashka, andthere are a number of signs that it may be part of the atomic program. He tapped a string of commands into his keyboard.On the screens at the otherend of the link, he and Spruance disappeared.They were replaced by stillshots of massive concrete cooling towers.Allowing them a few moments toexamine the image, Kolhammer then returned to the video feed from the readyroom. Major Ivanov intends to secure high-value personnel from within thefacility, to question them and confirm its nature. Page 131 ABC Amber Palm Converter, http://www.processtext.com/abcpalm.html How? Henry Stimson asked. He s gonna grab them up and interrogate them as quickly as possible. Torture them, you mean, King said. No, Admiral.Ivanov has access to a small supply of T-Five.It s a drug weuse in hostile debriefing of enemy combatants.It s a lot more effective thankicking them in the kidneys. Admiral Kolhammer, what happens if Ivanov gets caught? Roosevelt asked. He won t allow that to happen, sir. Oh really. No.He won t.I m afraid that given the nature of his mission, there is verylittle chance that Ivanov and his companions will escape with their lives.Hejudges it a sacrifice worth making.And I can assure you, he won t leavetraces behind for the Soviets to throw back in your face. Admiral, you seem almost eager for this conflict with the Russians, Roosevelt said. I have no enthusiasm for it at all, Mr.President.It will be an unholybloodletting.But in my opinion, itis inevitable.The Soviets will not accepttheir future the future they found in our records.We ll fight it out in thenext few weeks or the next few years, but we will have to fight them.And it salmost certain that Stalin will want that fight to take place now, when he sat his strongest, and before we reach the stage of mutually assureddestruction with atomic weapons. Kolhammer waited for someone Admiral King, he guessed to flay him again forhaving royally fucked up their world.He d built up a thick mass of scartissue over the past two years of getting flogged on that same point.To hissurprise nobody did anything of the sort.The president, looking unsteady, turned to Lord Halifax. Mr.Ambassador,what is the position of His Majesty s government concerning the Sovietdeclaration? Kolhammer narrowed his eyes without realizing it.His research on LordHalifax gave him no confidence in the man.He was a remote, upper-classgrandee who was in Washington because Churchill couldn t stand to have himspooking about London.He d been an appeaser in the 1930s who d argued thatHitler s territorial ambitions should be accommodated, since they constitutedno serious threat and even marked the return of the Germany to normalityafter the trials of the Great War and Versailles.If he d been born a centurylater, thought Kolhammer, he d have been one of those idiots who slapped theirforeheads and moaned, What did we do wrong? every time some jihadi nutjobblew up a primary school or crashed a supertanker into a port.With a long face and a melancholy, almost melodramatic delivery, however,Halifax said, His Majesty s government has been aware of Major Ivanov sactivities, and has been studying his reports for some time now. That didn t surprise Kolhammer.He knew a Russian-speaking SAS officer hadaccompanied Ivanov into the Soviet Union. It s the opinion of the prime minister and cabinet that war with the SovietPage 132 ABC Amber Palm Converter, http://www.processtext.com/abcpalm.htmlUnion is inevitable, and that all preparations must be made to successfullyprosecute the conflict as quickly as possible. I see, Roosevelt said.He was apparently as taken aback as Kolhammer. General Marshall, gentlemen, I don t want to fight another war, and I will doall I can to avoid it, but as it will fall to you to prevail in any conflictwith Stalin, I must now direct you to begin planning for that eventuality. Spruance poured himself a second cup of coffee from the pot on the warmingstand in Kolhammer s ready room.The task force had moved only a few nauticalmiles since they d sat down to take part in the teleconference, but the worldhad turned itself inside out, again.Maybe one day they d get used to thefeeling, Kolhammer mused.He finished the dregs of his espresso and stared out a porthole.He couldtell from the lazy, heaving motion of the ship and the number of whitecaps outon the deep blue that they were sailing into a weather front.A southerly, ifhe guessed right. Young Kennedy is already a hundred miles out ahead of us, Spruance said. Iintend to chopper a SEAL team out to him, and then send him to drop them onSaipan. Kolhammer folded his arms and leaned back on the edge of his desk. Seems areasonable idea, he agreed. There s nothing like eyeballing the ground forreal.And our drone cover isn t what it used to be. No, but we have a larger issue now, don t we? Spruance said. If it turnsout that Tojo is withdrawing some of his forces from the Marianas to shore updefense of the Home Islands, we have to decide whether or not we ll let him. Uh-huh, Kolhammer responded. My two cents worth.If the Japanese want toget home, we should let them.It ll mean less resistance for us, and it sgoing to get bloody taking those islands.More importantly, it ll hold up theSovs, and believe me, you don t want them getting hold of Japan.I can t thinkof anything worse. You think the Japanese are bad news now, you got no idea.As Commies, they dbe worse than the North Koreans. Spruance paced the room with hands clasped behind his back.He adjusted hisbalance to the movement of the ship without apparent thought [ Pobierz całość w formacie PDF ]
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. The president looked more than a little uncomfortable with Kolhammer suncompromising account of life under Uncle Joe.The other military men, usedto dealing in extremes, seemed much less discomfited. Major Ivanov has provided us with the locations of threesharashki other thanthe Kamchatka site, and extensive notes on what he was able to find out abouteach.He hasn t sent much on Kamchatka yet, but I expect that will changesoon.The other sites he has logged are a missile range at Novolazarevskaya, alarge jet program at Baikonur, and another aviation program near Baikonur thatseems to be mainly concerned with helicopter production. Kolhammer paused to take a breath.He had no idea how anyone would react tohis next statement. I would strongly suggest that all of these facilities should be targeted forimmediate deep-strike missions, if open conflict with the Soviets ensues.Themissile base at Novolazarevskaya in particular.If it transpires that they vehad two years access to theVanguard, they will have a very advanced missileprogram by now.It s quite possible that Stalin will be able to call on ICBMassets rockets that could reach well into the continental United States.Andif he has made any progress on his atomic program& well, you don t need me totell you what a nightmare that would be. It was evident, even in the little pop-up window, that a few of hiscolleagues were as furious as they had been in the days after the Transition,when they learned that Kolhammer s ships had destroyed the Pacific Fleet byaccident. He could see that King s face had turned a dangerous shade of red.Marshall was shaking his head, his lips pressed thinly together. Major Ivanov has taken some preliminary soil, air, and water samples fromaround the Kamchatka site, and they have tested positive for low-levelradioactive contamination. He heard Spruance swear softly beside him. In addition, Ivanov has sent back some basic imagery of theSharashka, andthere are a number of signs that it may be part of the atomic program. He tapped a string of commands into his keyboard.On the screens at the otherend of the link, he and Spruance disappeared.They were replaced by stillshots of massive concrete cooling towers.Allowing them a few moments toexamine the image, Kolhammer then returned to the video feed from the readyroom. Major Ivanov intends to secure high-value personnel from within thefacility, to question them and confirm its nature. Page 131 ABC Amber Palm Converter, http://www.processtext.com/abcpalm.html How? Henry Stimson asked. He s gonna grab them up and interrogate them as quickly as possible. Torture them, you mean, King said. No, Admiral.Ivanov has access to a small supply of T-Five.It s a drug weuse in hostile debriefing of enemy combatants.It s a lot more effective thankicking them in the kidneys. Admiral Kolhammer, what happens if Ivanov gets caught? Roosevelt asked. He won t allow that to happen, sir. Oh really. No.He won t.I m afraid that given the nature of his mission, there is verylittle chance that Ivanov and his companions will escape with their lives.Hejudges it a sacrifice worth making.And I can assure you, he won t leavetraces behind for the Soviets to throw back in your face. Admiral, you seem almost eager for this conflict with the Russians, Roosevelt said. I have no enthusiasm for it at all, Mr.President.It will be an unholybloodletting.But in my opinion, itis inevitable.The Soviets will not accepttheir future the future they found in our records.We ll fight it out in thenext few weeks or the next few years, but we will have to fight them.And it salmost certain that Stalin will want that fight to take place now, when he sat his strongest, and before we reach the stage of mutually assureddestruction with atomic weapons. Kolhammer waited for someone Admiral King, he guessed to flay him again forhaving royally fucked up their world.He d built up a thick mass of scartissue over the past two years of getting flogged on that same point.To hissurprise nobody did anything of the sort.The president, looking unsteady, turned to Lord Halifax. Mr.Ambassador,what is the position of His Majesty s government concerning the Sovietdeclaration? Kolhammer narrowed his eyes without realizing it.His research on LordHalifax gave him no confidence in the man.He was a remote, upper-classgrandee who was in Washington because Churchill couldn t stand to have himspooking about London.He d been an appeaser in the 1930s who d argued thatHitler s territorial ambitions should be accommodated, since they constitutedno serious threat and even marked the return of the Germany to normalityafter the trials of the Great War and Versailles.If he d been born a centurylater, thought Kolhammer, he d have been one of those idiots who slapped theirforeheads and moaned, What did we do wrong? every time some jihadi nutjobblew up a primary school or crashed a supertanker into a port.With a long face and a melancholy, almost melodramatic delivery, however,Halifax said, His Majesty s government has been aware of Major Ivanov sactivities, and has been studying his reports for some time now. That didn t surprise Kolhammer.He knew a Russian-speaking SAS officer hadaccompanied Ivanov into the Soviet Union. It s the opinion of the prime minister and cabinet that war with the SovietPage 132 ABC Amber Palm Converter, http://www.processtext.com/abcpalm.htmlUnion is inevitable, and that all preparations must be made to successfullyprosecute the conflict as quickly as possible. I see, Roosevelt said.He was apparently as taken aback as Kolhammer. General Marshall, gentlemen, I don t want to fight another war, and I will doall I can to avoid it, but as it will fall to you to prevail in any conflictwith Stalin, I must now direct you to begin planning for that eventuality. Spruance poured himself a second cup of coffee from the pot on the warmingstand in Kolhammer s ready room.The task force had moved only a few nauticalmiles since they d sat down to take part in the teleconference, but the worldhad turned itself inside out, again.Maybe one day they d get used to thefeeling, Kolhammer mused.He finished the dregs of his espresso and stared out a porthole.He couldtell from the lazy, heaving motion of the ship and the number of whitecaps outon the deep blue that they were sailing into a weather front.A southerly, ifhe guessed right. Young Kennedy is already a hundred miles out ahead of us, Spruance said. Iintend to chopper a SEAL team out to him, and then send him to drop them onSaipan. Kolhammer folded his arms and leaned back on the edge of his desk. Seems areasonable idea, he agreed. There s nothing like eyeballing the ground forreal.And our drone cover isn t what it used to be. No, but we have a larger issue now, don t we? Spruance said. If it turnsout that Tojo is withdrawing some of his forces from the Marianas to shore updefense of the Home Islands, we have to decide whether or not we ll let him. Uh-huh, Kolhammer responded. My two cents worth.If the Japanese want toget home, we should let them.It ll mean less resistance for us, and it sgoing to get bloody taking those islands.More importantly, it ll hold up theSovs, and believe me, you don t want them getting hold of Japan.I can t thinkof anything worse. You think the Japanese are bad news now, you got no idea.As Commies, they dbe worse than the North Koreans. Spruance paced the room with hands clasped behind his back.He adjusted hisbalance to the movement of the ship without apparent thought [ Pobierz całość w formacie PDF ]