United States Department of Defense, Pentagon!
Tonight, countless staff members were once again working through the night!
The multiple attacks and incursions over the past two days had seriously threatened national security, placing the United States under a full high-alert state of military readiness!
"China and Russia are very close to our Western Pacific theater of operations. We believe the situation will soon spiral beyond our control!"
Inside a conference room at the command center, Department of Defense Secretary John Keller and the others wore grave expressions.
Following the earlier attack on the base and the Air Force One incursion, they had directed their suspicions toward other nations with strained relations.
Although they had captured Maggie Madsen and Glenn Whitman, the Department of Defense had not attached much importance to the scattered information they deciphered. After all, they were merely fragmented snippets without any real significance.
And Maggie Madsen's claims about aliens had been dismissed as utter nonsense from beginning to end.
To counter any further military attacks that might come, they had already dispatched carrier strike groups to stand guard in the Persian Gulf and the Yellow Sea.
Yet at the same time, such sudden, large-scale military movements had put other nations on edge. Many countries reacted in turn, making the international situation increasingly tense. One misstep could trigger a military conflict—or even a war!
After the meeting, Department of Defense Secretary John Keller emerged from the conference room, surrounded by a group of mid-to-senior-ranking officers, all at least Majors, who continuously reported and sought instructions on various matters.
As John Keller dealt with issue after issue, he strode toward the command area amid the crowd.
The conference room was beside the command center's entrance. Just as John Keller had taken a few steps outside, a tall, thin middle-aged