Target Omega

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“Mr. President, we should not commit to any irreversible course of action, not until we confirm the Russians’ and Iranians’ true intentions. And our missing operator is vital to such confirmation. We mustn’t act before we locate him.”

The president examined the faces of the core members of the National Security Council arrayed around the conference table in the Situation Room. Most registered anxiety, others disbelief, perhaps even fear.

Except for James Brandt. The national security advisor appeared calm, almost serene. But inside, he was rattled by the call he’d received only moments earlier.

“Elaborate, Jim.”

“Are you familiar, sir, with the phenomenon surrounding the event known as Starfish Prime?”

“Yes, vaguely.”

“The man I’m speaking of, the man we’ve assumed is on the run after committing numerous acts of unspeakable violence, possesses information that could thwart an event dwarfing Starfish Prime. We’ve got to find him, sir.”

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