2023 by Carl Berryman

Author:Carl Berryman [Carl Berryman]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: N/A
Publisher: Author Reputation Press, LLC
Published: 2021-01-25T00:00:00+00:00

“Mr. President, I have some more good news.”

“What is that, Marge?”

“The Japanese ambassador just informed me that they have launched a new communications satellite over the area. Apparently, they were getting ready to replace one of their older satellites and were close to a launch anyway. They are getting excellent resolution from the television cameras, in the one-meter range from 125 miles up. They are offering to relay their broadcasts to our major networks if we approve of it. We can’t keep the situation quiet forever. I told them absolutely, but I would check with you and get back to them in case you had any objections. Our major network people in their Tokyo offices found out about the offer and aren’t sitting on their hands. They will likely go ahead with or without our governmental approval. I didn’t ask, but I bet the Japanese offered to share with the Europeans as well. They are scared, Mr. President. The ramifications are coming home to them. They can start sharing broadcasts in minutes.”

“Good, Marge. I have no objections. Let’s let the American people see what it is like to be in a war zone again, not just some police action governed by surgical strikes. I think I’ll call Ed McCluskey and see where we are with another of our satellites.”

That night, pictures of nuclear devastation on the Korean peninsula penetrated every American home on the evening news. Retired military personnel appeared on every network as experts in nuclear war. Maps projecting fallout patterns were displayed along with rates of fallout, estimated times of fallout in zones. Maps showing the centers of detonations with Zones I, II, and III depicted. Meteorological data was brought into the equation to describe how current and near-term wind patterns would disperse it. Most of the blasts occurred in South Korea. Much of the fallout would settle in North Korea. Predictions showed that China would receive only modest amounts of fallout, as the blasts were small, almost all less than three kilotons. Only Pyongyang received a sizeable bomb in the north. Chinese armed forces actively engaged and repelled all North Koreans who attempted to cross into China. The border was sealed. The Japanese satellite revealed the armed conflict. The American public became very subdued.

“Everybody saw the results of the nuclear exchange in Korea on TV last night. You all know those signals were relayed from a Japanese satellite. I don’t like being upstaged by the Japanese, but Marge informs us that the Japanese had one almost ready for launch as a replacement. Where do we stand, getting more satellites up, either as commercial or military?”

“I talked with representatives of several of the commercial satellite companies about that two days ago, Mr. President. I meant to bring it up yesterday but got bogged down and failed to mention it. COMSAT says they have put one together from strictly off-the-shelf parts that will do the job. Perhaps it is not quite as good as a specifically tailored one, but one good enough.

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