Eh? Do you also want to try the iron fist of the humanoid girl?

"Sir, before the situation briefing, I want you to immediately board a transport plane and head to any airport where you can board an emergency air command plane."

"No, this is not a ballistic missile attack. There is no need to panic like that."

"Sir, I will record your words as requested."

After the lieutenant commander finished speaking, he took a deep breath and continued:

“We are in contact with both the Commander in Chief of Strategic Air Forces and the Commander in Chief of NORAD.

These buttons in front of you allow you to talk to the other commanders and the service chiefs and secretaries.”

Majors refer to the chiefs of the joint operations commands and the generals of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. They include:

The commanders-in-chief of several major theater commands, the fleet commanders of the Third and Seventh Fleets, as well as the four chiefs of staff and ministers of the Navy, Army, Air Force and Marine Corps.

There are other commanders in chief, such as the Supreme Allied Commander Europe, the main commander of NATO forces currently held by a four-star general in the Army.

Under the current command system, the main commanders of these armies have no actual command authority.

They can only make recommendations to the Secretary of Defense, who in turn makes recommendations to the President.

The military orders issued by the President must also be conveyed downward by the Minister of Defense.

Fortunately, among those who went to meet God or Satan today, there were no important figures in this chain of command.

The president took one look at the button labeled "NORAD" and pressed it.

"I'm the President, and I'm in the communications room at Camp David."

“Mr. President, this is Air Force Major General Balck. The Commander-in-Chief of NORAD is not here at this time. He is coordinating North American air surveillance assets.

However, Mr. President, I have the duty to report to you that our satellite early warning systems have confirmed that there are no signs of any ballistic weapons being launched from the European side. All parties have exercised restraint and only carried out limited movements.”

“Well, I understand,” the president said.

There was no emotion in his voice, which was consistent with what he had predicted.

"The deputy commander-in-chief has interrupted his vacation and is rushing to the headquarters. In the next few hours, I will be the highest-ranking commander in the North American Defense Command unless a more senior officer rushes back."

"Very good. Now tell me: what happened?"

Chapter 18 War Mobilization

The multiple explosions left the whole world confused about what exactly happened in Oslo.

There were no signs of anything unusual before the explosion, and over the past 36 hours, there was no sign of any missiles being launched.

How did the attackers do it?

This question may become an eternal mystery.

The North American Aerospace Defense Command, the Strategic Air Command, and even similar agencies of the Navy entered a state of emergency. At the same time, at the president's instruction, the US military began to establish online contacts with Europe and even the new Soviet Union.

"...In any case, Mr. President, there are some actions we must take immediately. Can we talk briefly?" said Air Force Major General Balk.

"can."

"Sir, in accordance with my authority as Acting Commander-in-Chief of NORAD, I have ordered my forces to enter a Level 1 defensive alert status.

You know, NORAD has the authority and the authority to launch nuclear weapons for defensive purposes.”

The president said without hesitation:

"You are not allowed to launch any nuclear weapons without my order."

"Sir, the only nuclear weapon on our inventory on the ground is currently in storage and is in poor technical condition," Balk replied frankly.

Many soldiers in the headquarters who knew the inside story had to sweat for his frankness.

It was a well-known problem within the Air Force that most of the militia systems in those underground facilities were in a semi-dead state due to lack of funding.

"I would like to suggest that we hold an online meeting with the Strategic Air Force Division as the next step."

"Go get ready," the President ordered.

It would be wrong to say that the equipment in the president's wartime office at Camp David was bad, but it would also be a bit of an exaggeration to say that it was good.

Although the system connection speed was a bit slow, it actually started running.

Several four-star and three-star generals in blue uniforms from the Strategic Air Command appeared on the screen.

"Mr. President, I am the Commander-in-Chief of the Strategic Air Command," replied Air Force General Edmund MacMillan, in the prim and proper tone of a professional soldier.

"So what happened?"

"The security line set up jointly by the Norwegian Defense Force and local police was penetrated by terrorists..."

Macmillan held the information handed over by Harry and transformed the complicated details into two simple sentences.

"It is very likely that the explosives came from the underground ruins of Mount Nobuo, and the detonation method was implosion, a technology that originated from the fission nuclear warheads of the early years.

In addition, a team sent by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency to the Institute of Neuroscience in Frankfurt used technical means to determine that the affected orbiting satellite triggered a temporary shutdown procedure due to the detection of nuclear radiation.

In a way, Scandinavia was attacked with a mix of weapons.”

The admiral put down the report, took a breath and continued:

"Sir, with all due respect, we must take some action immediately."

"speak."

"Sir, I suggest that we immediately order all strategic arms to raise their alert status by one level. I personally suggest raising it to level two defensive alert, so that we can establish a tight air defense network.

Then, all units responsible for counter-terrorism operations, monitoring and defense were placed on high alert.

This will ensure that we can deliver the strongest response to the enemy's attack while also creating a deterrent effect.

Whoever did this will have to think twice about taking further action — or at least our response will make him think twice about it.”

"If I may add one more thing, sir, we should also improve the combat readiness level of our ground units across the board.

If for no other reason it is necessary that all military units be kept in a position to render assistance to the civilian population and to allay their fears.”

"Wait, I hear someone interrupting—who is it?" the President asked.

“I am the Chief of Staff of the Strategic Air Command and Director of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency,” Harry B. Carnegie replied.

His voice was a little too loud, but the combination of the two positions made his words need to be carefully considered.

"We have never met, General. However, I understand your professionalism. Unfortunately, our command and control system does not allow us to make such an option - at least not so quickly.

However, if we issue the alert order now, we can mobilize the necessary forces, and then if all forces can maintain normal communications...

No, the New York incident has proven the failure of this approach. "

The president's expression darkened as he thought of what had destroyed New York 25 years earlier.

"But as a normal person, I have to consider your suggestions."

He knew that the two generals' suggestions were very reasonable, but the president was also very aware of the state of the military.

Rumsfeld's drastic reforms of the military still have far-reaching negative impacts.

Expect the U.S. Army or Marines to carry out the evacuation? Forget it. It's more likely to turn into looting and carnival, with only ordinary people getting hurt.

"I will be signing a limited mobilization order," the president said.

"clear."

……

Orders were conveyed through separate communication channels. Strategic Air Command was responsible for informing the strategic forces.

The first emergency action order was issued using computer-synthesized language and strategic long-wave radio. After the double command verification was completed, the Strategic Air Force Alert Wing, which was ordered to stay on standby, entered a state of full war.

Although the bomber base already knew that it had entered a state of alert, the arrival of the second-level defense alert state order made all pilots realize that this time was completely different from the past.

Fiber-optic communications cables buried underground transmit orders from the Department of Defense to bases in all directions.

The highly secure fiber-optic communications link also sent the same command to the Navy's extremely low frequency radio system in Michigan.

The system will send the received signal in the form of Moore code using a very long wave radio station.

This ultra-long frequency of only a few kHz to more than ten kHz can allow submarines submerged underwater to receive messages, so no matter how low its efficiency is, the Navy will not abandon this system.

It can only send out characters one by one, very slowly, like a novice typing on a typewriter.

Except for the strategic nuclear submarines submerged in the water which have not yet entered a state of alert due to limited radio efficiency, the rest of the submarines undergoing training or maintenance in the naval port are in a state of chaos.

Seven "Ohio-class" strategic nuclear submarines that entered the slipway for overhaul were unable to move, and the remaining "Columbia-class" strategic nuclear submarines all began emergency replenishment and personnel recall work.

Although no submarine captain would be on board on Sunday night, all submarines had a small number of personnel on duty.

These watch personnel are sufficient to deal with sudden emergencies, because in any case, any of the two captains and the executive officer can be guaranteed to arrive on board within thirty minutes of receiving the order.

Chapter 19 World Tension: +10%

The duty officers on board each ballistic missile nuclear submarine are all officers who have passed a rigorous selection examination to obtain the qualification of submarine "captain".

Their operating instructions are very clear: when such an alarm is issued, the submarine must be put into operational status as quickly as possible and all crew members must be recalled.

Most people thought it was an exercise, but an exercise is an unusually large event for a strategic force.

The tugboat's diesel engine is already warming up, preparing to tow some large, unwieldy vessels that are in a bad position and difficult to move onto the waterway.

The personnel on the deck lined up and continuously delivered supplies into the boat.

Inside the submarine, the heads of each department have begun taking roll calls with rosters.

……

An area of ​​the North Atlantic Ocean.

"Captain, our ULF radio has received an emergency action order."

"What?" the captain turned around from the chart table and asked.

"Emergency action order, Captain." The communications officer handed over a note with a short code printed on it.

"Choosing now to conduct the exercise? What a good time." The captain shook his head and announced, "Everyone enter combat status, level one combat readiness order!"

The command sergeant who had been following the captain's activities immediately activated the broadcasting system, "Combat alert, combat alert, all personnel immediately enter combat positions."

Then the electronic sirens let out a piercing scream, and even the sweetest dreams were doomed to end.

"Mr. Barry," the captain said in a low voice, "depth."

"Yes, Captain. Depth 60 meters."

"How are the sea conditions today?"

"Not very good, Captain. The weather forecast we received this morning said there is a hurricane to our south, with force 7 gales and waves as low as 5 meters high."

With the waves 5 meters high, the captain decisively gave up the idea of ​​releasing the communication buoy and instead ordered: "Depth 20 meters. Helmsman, raise the elevator ten degrees."

"Yes, set the depth to 20 meters and raise the elevator 10 degrees."

The helmsman is usually the lowest-ranking officer, and the young sailor pulled the steering wheel, which was like an airplane joystick, back.

"Sir, the elevator has risen ten degrees."

"very good."

Before all this was done, the officers and soldiers on the boat had already poured into the control room like a tide.

The soldier with the longest service and the most seniority on the boat took his position in front of the control panel of the compressor main.

He is a senior submersible officer of this strategic nuclear submarine. As long as he is there, no one will worry that the submarine will sink due to surfacing or diving problems.

The soldiers took their positions and sat at their weapon control consoles.

In the control room, the internal communications personnel on duty called each department one by one, and after receiving the reply, they reported the personnel's position and preparation status to the captain one by one.

At this time, Major Quincy Keynes walked into the command room. His duty was to assist the captain in command.

He asked the captain: "What's going on?"

The captain said nothing, but simply passed on the short message order received by the long-wave radio to him.

"Is this a drill?"

"I hope so. Why not?" the captain asked. "It's the weekend, right?"