Aliens had attacked Earth, yet they had targeted only the White House. What was the significance of that?
He refused to believe the aliens had picked a random location and just happened to choose the White House. That was far too absurd.
Suddenly, a thought struck Shen Bing, and horror flashed in his eyes.
What distinguished the White House in the aliens' view of Earth? First, the world's largest nuclear arsenal was controlled by the people there. Second, it was the nerve center of the United States, the most powerful nation in the world. Third, it held the attention of the entire world. An incident there would send the greatest shock waves through humanity.
The aliens... were carrying out a Decapitation Operation!
If this Decapitation Operation had targeted the White House, what about the next one? Would they choose Russia or Huaxia?
"Qiuqiu! How many satellites have we deployed?"
"We've finished deploying the Eastern Hemisphere Positioning Observation Satellites, thirty-two in total. In the Western Hemisphere, we still only have the original communications satellite."
Shen Bing said quickly, "Activate the Outer Space Detection System immediately. Even if it's just a tiny pebble, we can't let it slip onto Earth unnoticed."
"But the Western Hemisphere..."
"Leave the Western Hemisphere alone for now. Just speed up deployment," Shen Bing said.
"All right!"
"How is development of the Charged Particle Cannon coming along?" Shen Bing did not ask about the Antimatter Cannon. He had only recently obtained that technology, and he could not even be sure whether Colin and the others had fully digested the technical documents yet. After all, it was three-star technology.
Qiuqiu immediately said, "Assembly of the first prototype is complete, but its actual performance has yet to be verified."
"Forget verification. Have Thorne transport it to Kyoto immediately and find