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Well, it has been explained to me that, if you add a thick CobaltThoriumG jacket to a nuclear device, the radio activity resulting from such a nuclear explosion will retain its lethal power for a hundred years.
Our scientists calculated that the detonation of fifty of our biggest nuclear devices, jacketed in CobaltThoriumG would enshroud the earth in a hundred years of lethal radio activity from which no human life could escape. In ten months the Earth would be as dead as the Moon.
Where is this...thing?
It is buried somewhere in the Grudd Mountains.
Mister Ambassador, what on earth possessed your country to build this weapon?
First of all, economic reasons. It was cheap. The entire project cost just a fraction of what we spent in a single year on our various space and missile programs. It also seemed ideal in most other respects. It was terrifying, convincing, automatic, and extremely simple to understand.
But, finally, one factor tipped the scales. We received information from a very re liable source that your country was going to build one.
That's preposterous! We have no such program!
The source was...shall we say, completely reliable.
The report is entirely untrue. I can assure you of that.
Yes?
Allow me to assure you that my government will not be satisfied with a polite note of regret for this shocking example of aggression against our peaceloving people.
Damn you, de Sade! You know as well as I do that this was the act of a mentally sick man a single individual, whose crackup can probably be traced to the strains and tensions caused by your country.
It is very convenient to place all the blame on a dead man.
How dare you talk to me in this manner?
This dreadful accident could never have happened if your government hadn't cynically and hypocritic ally blocked every proposal we made for disarmament or arms control!!
Bah! All you wanted to do was spy in our country!
That's nonsense, and you know it!
I know nothing of the sort!
Surely, you don't expect us to destroy our weapons without being able to verify that you are doing the same?
And surely you don't expect us to let you spy in our country before you destroy your weapons.
Don't you realize that despite your incredible distrust and suspicion, that in fact, you place a far greater trust in us than inspection would require? You trust us not to cause a war accidentally and, of course, we are obliged to place the same trust in you.
And now, Mister President, I must return at once to my embassy to communicate this reassuring news to the Premier.
Goodbye, Mister Ambassador.
We have many splendidly deep mines in our country.
Excuse me, Mister President, but you forgot to give me my camera back.
Oh, yes, that's right.
Just what the hell is he talking about?
We've...been developing a product... KZ 70709.
Of the separate chemicalsI don't know, uh, offhand
How much of this shit do they have, White!!
They must have got their hands on a test vial!
What does that mean?
There's enough in one vial...
Our traveler's insurance, you know what I mean?
Gotcha. We've been filling barrels all daywe've got hell of a stockpile.
Good.
I say we head out.
Agreedlet's move it.
Are you hungry? We can discuss some final arrangements over some slop in the galley.
Captain it would be impossible to turn down such a gracious request.
My crew is going to work alongside with your men, don't worrywe're a team!
Why should I worry? Is there a problem?
Well, there was uh, a little dissent about the amount of the bonus
Dissent?
You know, when we reach Kompong Som
Are we adrift
If I don't get power up we are!
Drop the anchor!
We can'tit's power driven!
Get your men to do it!
The thing weighs more than a ton you want to roll up your sleeves and try it?!
How goes the roll call?
We're secured. Takeover team is in position and accounted for.
Have you broken it yet? We've got six more heads and that means six more hours.
I'm in to the directory but they've codified the stockpilenumerically.
Of course it's codified! Each number probably corresponds to a compound. Have them pull every compound from the lab and compare it to the codes till you figure it outthat's what you're here for.
I know what I'm here foryou don't need to remind me.
Something tells me you don't want to be on TV, friend.
Richterwe got a problem!
KZ...70...70...nine. It checks out.
Excellent...excellent!
Where the hell could they have gone!
What are you so worked up about jack? Fuck 'emwe don't need 'em.
I want the girl. I don't care about the restbut a US congresswoman taken hostage will make for great copy. We'll make headlines all over the world...
You're fucking crazy Richteryou know that?
What's happening at the waterfront?
We're almost done piping in directly to the Olympia. Should have it all in about an hour or so.
Excellent.
This was taken when Richter was arrested in Washington state, 1985. He was charged with interstate arms trafficking, skipped bail, and has since been a fugitive.
Chemco is willing to deal with him, meet his demands. I can have the money there in an hour.
Andof course there is the human cost, which is incalculable.
I'm sure you'll figure it out.
Who's Ryan Cooper?
I'll let the senator tell you.
And what exactly do they intend to do?
The ball is in Richter's court. But we're sure as hell not going to sit on our hands while he assassinates peoplewe're gonna stop the sonof abitch!
I don't think yougraspthe situation, Mr. Myers.
So, what are we looking at White?
What do you mean?
What do they have in there that's so valuable? A cure for AIDS, a cure for cancer?
I assure you gentlemen if we had something of that magnitude it wouldn't be shelved in a lab somewhere...
Is there anything in there that can blow? We have to be ready for any contingency
Mister Myers it is a chemical plant! There are a number of volatile compounds but they are safely stored away...
Chemco makes many things senator! We were under government contract!
I haven't been briefed on any such thing!
Apparently, this project isunique. But it's heavily protectedall formulas are heavily codified!
What the hell is it, anyhow?
Well, it's a binary formulaa precise amount of two separate chemicals must be exposed to the nitrogen in the atmosphere simultaneously for it to work.
How much do they have?
He wouldn't take it on the helicopters. He'd transport it through pipelines that connect Chemco to the waterfront...
What!
They were probably topping off a docked tanker while he stalled for timewithout anyone being the wiser...
Came over the satellite. We're keeping the bird clear should they call back.
She's still alive.
The transmission is an hour old...
Well?
We've prohibited the networks from broadcasting the transmissions.
Good.
We have a special forces squadron out of Thailand surrounding the compound as we speak.