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continental　power　in　Europe　yet　again。　All　Europeans　know　what　that　would　mean　to　world　peace。
〃In　this　century；　Germany　has　invaded　my　country　twice。　Over　forty　million　Soviet　citizens　died　repelling　those　two　invasions；　and　we　do　not　forget　the　deaths　of　so　many　millions　of　our　fellow　Europeans　who　were　also　the　victims　of　German　nationalism…Polish；　Belgian；　Dutch；　French；　English；　and　American　men　and　women　labored　as　our　allies　to　safeguard　the　peace　of　Europe。　After　the　Second　World　War；　we　all　thought　that　this　problem　was　pletely　at　an　end。　Such　was　the　reasoning　behind　the　treaties　which　divided　Germany　and　Europe　into　spheres　of　influence…remember　that　these　spheres　were　ratified　further　by　the　Helsinki　Accords　in　1975…whose　balance　would　serve　to　make　a　European　war　impossible。
〃We　know　that　the　rearming　of　Germany　by　the　West；　supposedly　a　defensive　measure　against　the　imagined　threat　from　the　East…despite　the　fact　that　the　Warsaw　Pact　was　not　even　formed　until　well　after　the　NATO　alliance　was　formed…was　the　first　step　in　the　West's　own　plan　to　unify　Germany　as　a　pawn　to　counterbalance　the　Soviet　Union。　That　this　was　a　foolish　and　unnecessary　policy　is　now　manifestly　clear。　I　ask　you　if　there　is　anyone　in　Europe　who　truly　wants　a　unified　Germany。　The　NATO　countries　themselves　stopped　agitating　for　this　years　ago。　Except；　of　course；　for　some　Germans　who　remember　the　days　of　German　power　in　rather　a　different　light　from　those　of　us　who　were　its　victims。
〃The　Federal　Republic　of　Germany　has　evidently　turned　the　tables　on　her　Western　allies；　and　plans　to　use　the　NATO　alliance　as　a　shield　behind　which　to　launch　her　own　offensive　operations；　the　objective　of　which　can　only　upset　the　power　balance　that　has　safeguarded　the　peace　in　Europe　for　two　generations。　Although　we　can　fault　the　West　for　creating　this　situation；　the　government　of　the　Soviet　Union　does　not…I　repeat；　does　not…hold　America　or　her　NATO　allies　responsible　for　this。　My　country；　too；　has　learned　the　bitter　lesson　that　allies　can　turn　on　their　supposed　friends；　much　as　a　dog　can　turn　on　his　master。
〃The　Soviet　Union　has　no　wish　to　cast　away　the　dramatic　progress　made　this　year　in　foreign　relations　with　the　West。〃　The　Foreign　Minister　paused　before　going　on。　〃But　the　Soviet　Union　cannot　ignore；　cannot　set　aside　the　fact；　that　a　deliberate　act　of　aggression　has　been　made　against　the　Soviet　Union；　on　Soviet　soil。
〃The　government　of　the　Soviet　Union　will　today　deliver　a　note　to　the　Bonn　government。　As　a　price　of　our　forbearance；　as　a　price　of　keeping　the　peace；　we　demand　that　the　Bonn　government　immediately　demobilize　its　army　to　a　level　consistent　with　maintenance　of　the　civil　peace。　We　further　call　upon　the　Bonn　government　to　admit　its　aggressive　action；　to　dissolve　and　call　for　new　elections；　so　that　the　German　people　themselves　may　judge　how　well　they　have　been　served。　Finally；　we　demand　and　expect　that　full　reparations　be　paid　to　the　government　of　the　Soviet　Union；　and　to　the　families　of　those　so　callously　murdered　by　the　revanchist　German　nationalists　who　hide　in　their　city　on　the　west　bank　of　the　Rhein。　Failure　to　meet　with　these　demands　will　have　the　gravest　possible　consequences。
〃As　I　have　already　said；　we　have　no　reason　whatever　to　believe　that　any　other　Western　nation　had　the　slightest　plicity　in　this　act　of　international　terrorism。　This　crisis　is；　therefore；　a　matter　between　the　government　of　the　Soviet　Union　and　the　government　in　Bonn。　It　is　our　hope　that　this　crisis　can　be　resolved　through　diplomatic　means。。　We　call　on　the　Bonn　government　to　consider　the　consequences　of　its　actions　with　the　greatest　care　and　to　act　to　preserve　the　peace。
〃That　is　all　I　have　to　say。〃　The　Foreign　Minister　gathered　his　papers　and　left。　The　gathered　reporters　did　not　even　attempt　to　shout　questions　at　the　receding　form。
Flynn　tucked　his　notepad　back　into　his　pocket；　and　screwed　his　pen　closed。　The　AP　correspondent　had　stayed　behind　at　Phnom　Penh　to　see　the　arrival　of　the　Khmer　Rouge；　almost　at　the　cost　of　his　life。　He'd　covered　wars；　revolutions；　riots；　and　been　wounded　twice　as　a　result　of　his　devotion　to　his　business。　But　covering　wars　was　a　young　man's　game。
〃When　are　you　planning　to　leave？〃
〃Wednesday　at　the　latest。　I　already　have　two　tickets　reserved；　SAS　to　Stockholm；〃　Calloway　answered。
〃I'm　going　to　cable　New　York　to　shut　down　the　Moscow　office　tomorrow。　I'll　stick　around　until　you　leave；　but；　Willie；　it's　time　to　go。　If　I　cover　any　more　of　this　story；　it'll　be　from　a　safer　place。〃
〃How　many　wars　have　you　covered；　Patrick？〃
〃Korea　was　my　first。　Haven't　missed　many　since　then。　Damned　near　bled　to　death　at　a　place　called　Con　Thien。　Caught　two　mortar　fragments　in　the　Sinai　in　'73。〃

USS　PHARRIS
DEFCON…2。　RULES　OF　ENGAGEMENT　OPTION　BRAVO　NOW　IN　EFFECT。　THIS　MESSAGE　IS　TO　BE　UNDERSTOOD　AS　A　WAR…WARNING；　Morris　read　in　the　privacy　of　his　stateroom。　HOSTILITIES　BETWEEN　NATO　AND　THE　WARSAW　PACT　ARE　NOW　TO　BE　CONSIDERED　AS　LIKELY　BUT　NOT　CERTAIN。　TAKE　ALL　MEASURES　CONSISTENT　WITH　THE　SAFETY　OF　YOUR　MAND。　HOSTILITIES　COULD　INITIATE　WITHOUT　RPT　WITHOUT　WARNING。
Ed　Morris　lifted　his　phone。　〃Call　the　XO　to　my　stateroom。〃
He　was　there　in　under　a　minute。
〃I　hear　you　got　a　hot　message；　skipper。〃
〃DEFCON…2；　ROE　Option　Bravo。〃　He　handed　over　the　terse　message　form。　〃We　start　maintaining　round…the…clock　Condition…Three　steaming　at　once。　The　ASROC　and　torpedo　tube　directors　are　to　be　manned　at　all　times。〃
〃What　do　we　tell　the　men？〃
〃I　want　to　go　over　this　with　the　wardroom　first。　Then　I'll　speak　to　the　crew。　We　haven't　got　specific　operations　orders　yet。　I　figure　we　head　either　to　Norfolk　or　New　York　for　convoy　duty。〃

USS　NIMITZ
〃Okay；　Toland；　let's　hear　it。〃　Baker　sat　back　in　his　chair。
〃Admiral；　NATO　has　increased　its　alert　level。　The　President　has　authorized　DEFCON…2。　The　Naval　Defense　Reserve　Fleet　is　being　mobilized。　Reforger　will　begin　at　0100　Zulu。　The　mercial　jets　are　already　being　taken　into　military　service。　The　Brits　have　enacted　Queen's　Order　Two。　A　lot　of　airports　in　Germany　are　going　to　be　busy　as　hell。〃
〃How　long　to　plete　Reforger？〃
〃Eight　to　twelve　days；　sir。〃
〃We　may　not　have　that　long。〃
〃Yes；　sir。〃
〃Tell　me　about　their　satellite　reconnaissance；〃　Baker　ordered。
〃Admiral；　they　currently　have　one　radar　ocean　reconnaissance　satellite　up…Kosmos　1801。　It's　paired　with　Kosmos　1813；　an　electronic　intelligence　bird。　1801　is　the　nuclear…powered　radar　bird；　and　we　think　it　may　have　a　photographic　capability　to　back　up　the　radar　system。〃
〃I　never　heard　that　before。〃
〃NSA　detected　indications　of　a　video　signal　several　months　ago；　but　that　information　was　never　released　to　the　Navy　because　it　was　unconfirmed。〃　Toland　didn't　say　that　it　had　been　decided　at　the　time　the　Navy　didn't　need…to…know　this。　They　needed　to　know　now；　Toland　judged。　I'm　here　now。　〃I'd　expect　that　Ivan　has　another　of　his　radar　satellites　ready　for　immediate　launch；　probably　a　few　more　in　the　barn。　They've　been　launching　an　unusual　number　of　their　low…altitude　munications　birds；　plus　a　lot　of　electronic　intelligence　satellites…ordinarily　they　have　six　or　seven　of　them　up；　but　now　the　total　is　ten。　That　gives　them　awfully　good　ELINT　coverage。　If　we　make　electronic　noise；　they'll　hear　it。〃
〃And　not　a　Goddamned　thing　we　can　do　about　them。〃
〃Not　for　a　while；　sir；〃　Toland　agreed。　〃The　Air　Force　has　its　antisatellite　missiles；　six　or　seven　as　I　recall；　but　they've　only　been　tested　once　against　a　real　satellite；　and　there's　been　a　moratorium　on　the　ASAT　tests　since　last　year。　The　Air　Force　can　probably　dust　them　off　and　try　to　reactivate　the　program；　but　that'll　take　a　few　weeks。　Their　first　priority　is　the　radar　satellites；〃　Toland　concluded　hopefully。
〃Okay；　our　orders　are　to　rendezvous　with　Saratoga　at　the　Azores　and　escort　our　Marine　Amphibious　Unit　to　Iceland。　I　suppose　the　Russians　will　watch　us　all　the　way　up！　Hopefully　by　the　time　we　get　there；　the　Icelandic　government　will　allow　us　to　land　them。　I　just　learned　that　their　government　can't　decide　if　this　crisis　is　real　or　not。　God；　I　wonder　if　NATO　will　hold　together？〃
〃Supposedly　we　have　proof　that　it's　all　a　put…up　job；　but　we　don't　need　to　know　what　that　evidence　is。　The　problem　is　that　a　lot　of　countries　are　buying　this　charade；　at　least　publicly。〃
〃Yeah；　I　love　that。　I　want　you　to　refine　your　estimate　of　the　threat　from　Soviet　subs　and　aircraft　on　a　continuous　basis。　I　want　information　about　the　smallest　change　in　what　they　have　at　sea　the　moment　you　get　it。〃

15　…　The　Bastion　Gambit

USS　CHICAGO
〃What's　the　sounding？〃　McCafferty　asked　quietly。
〃Fifty　feet　under　the　keel；〃　the　navigator　answered　at　once。　〃We're　still　well　outside　Russian　territorial　waters；　but　we　start　approaching　real　shoals　in　twenty　miles；　skipper。〃　It　was　the　eighth　time　in　half　an　hour　that　he　had　mented　on　what　lay　ahead。
McCafferty　nodded；　not　wanting　to　speak；　not　wanting　to　make　any　unnecessary　sound　at　all。　The　tension　hung　in　the　attack　center　of　the　Chicago　like　the　cigarette　smoke　that　the　ventilators　would　not　entirely　remove。　Looking　around；　he　caught　his　crewmen　furtively　disclosing　their　states　of　mind　with　a　raised　eyebrow　or　a　slightly　shaken　head。
The　navigator　was　the　most　nervous　of　all。　There　were　all　sorts　of　good　reasons　not