Professor Yodelifen didn't need to remind them.
At this moment, the Pentagon was already in complete chaos.
When the adjutant entered the office, Secretary Marshall was pacing back and forth with a troubled expression. Only when he heard a light knock at the door did he stop at once and look up hopefully.
"Is the information accurate?"
"I'm afraid... it's real. Oak Ridge National Laboratory recalculated the published results. So far, we've verified fifteen decimal places, and found no errors."
In an instant, Marshall's expression collapsed, sinking along with his heavy heart into the depths.
This was the news he least wanted to hear.
Just verifying their results had taken Oak Ridge National Laboratory three whole days. He could hardly imagine how much room they would have to fight back if the people of Hua Nation launched an attack on their networks using Star Sea-1.
"I need a risk assessment report. If the people of Hua Nation use quantum computers to launch cyberattacks against us, what impact would cutting the undersea fiber-optic cables have? And if we take direct military action..." Marshall took a deep breath, suppressing the sudden unease in his heart before continuing, "If we are forced to take military action, roughly how long would it take to eliminate the threat?"
A bitter expression appeared on the adjutant's face at those words.
"Sir..."
Marshall spoke sternly.
"What is it? Was my order not clear enough?"
The adjutant lowered his head.
"...If the situation deteriorates to that point, we may not even be able to contact the nuclear submarines deployed in the Atlantic Ocean. According to a report from the Information Engineering Research Institute at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, their satellites can directly hijack all our radio frequencies. Any unit disconnected from physical fiber-optic cables could fall into chaos."