Ice War by Brian Falkner

Author:Brian Falkner [Falkner, Brian]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781922244192
Publisher: Walker Books Australia
Published: 2013-01-28T16:00:00+00:00

[MISSION DAY 2, FEBRUARY 17, 2033. 1520 HOURS LOCAL TIME]

[OPERATIONS COMMAND CENTRE, THE PENTAGON, VIRGINIA]

Being in the command centre was much like being out in the field, Wilton thought. You spent most of your time waiting.

He was waiting for contact from Monster. He had tried the number that Monster had given him a couple of times, but it would not connect.

He used the time productively though, hunting traitors.

He logged on to the main Pentagon system and was amazed to see a host of menus and options that, for him, had never existed before. Top security access opened all sorts of doors.

“Ten minutes to launch,” a voice called, startling him. He glanced around to see a woman moving to the front of the room. He brought up a list of the personnel in the room and identified her. Her name was Colonel Cheryl Watson. She was the command coordinator, responsible for relaying information to the decision-makers.

Next he brought up the staffing allocations page. Finding the operational orders that posted the Fezerker agent to Little Diomede was easy. The chain of command that put him there was long, and stretched all the way up to General Russell.

“Five minutes to launch,” Watson called.

Wilton glanced over at Russell, trying not to stare. Surely, Russell was above suspicion? But Chisnall had said to trust no one.

“We have launch,” Watson called out a few minutes later. “Taranis squadron is in the air. Time to target, twenty-three minutes.”

“You’re sure the enemy radar won’t pick them up?” Gonzales asked.

“Sure enough,” Hundal said. “They’re very stealthy. Plus they’re flying low, hugging the ice. If we’re lucky, the enemy won’t know they exist until they begin their climb.”

Wilton eased his nerves by focusing on his own work.

The list of people who had known about Operation Magnum was small. That list included General Whitehead, Marine Corp Commander; General Elisabeth Iniguez, recently retired; and Daniel Bilal. Magnum had taken the Bzadians by surprise. That put all of those people above suspicion.

He started digging into the Uluru operation. The first ever Angel mission. Again, that had achieved complete surprise. Anyone who knew about that was also in the clear.

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