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President as being deliberate and thoughtful in her decision-making. In reality, she made decisions based on public perception and political impact.
“Good morning, all,” announced the Chief of Staff as he entered the room and quickly took his seat. As expected, he was followed by the head of the NSA and the Chief Political Advisor. Lastly, to the apparent surprise of most in the room, the Secretary of Homeland Security walked in as the door closed behind him. A few heads darted around, looking for an empty chair, but there were none. “Secretary Blumenthal will be joining us for a moment.”
“I’ll stand, thank you,” said Blumenthal. “I won’t be here long.”
The Chief of Staff continued. “Ordinarily, we would discuss the President’s schedule first and then focus on matters in the Morning book, but today we have a special guest with us who only carries an L-Clearance.” Lemmon’s L-Clearance was hastily issued through the Department of Energy to allow him access to classified information up to and including Secret data and special L-Clearance limited information. The Situation Room regulars all held Top Secret Department of Defense clearance levels.
General Mark Welsh, Chief of Staff of the Air Force, was in attendance and spoke up to introduce Lemmon. “Many of you may recognize today’s liaison from NOAA, David Lemmon. He’s a retired major from our Air Force and successfully piloted several Space Shuttle missions. Thank you for joining us today, Major.” General Welsh sat down and motioned for Lemmon to take the floor.
Lemmon stood in awe of the entire situation. As he approached retirement, he had performed many tasks for his country, but none was more important than this one. His job was to inform the leaders of the greatest nation on the planet, not to convince them to take action. However, based upon the data, the United States, and possibly much of the planet, was at risk, so he didn’t plan to sugarcoat it.
“Thank you, General Welsh,” he started. “I’ll get right to the point because time is of the essence. We are facing a catastrophic solar event the likes of which this nation has never experienced. Within fifteen hours, the entire United States, and most of the world, may be thrust into a world without power.”
The room erupted in conversation. Pages were flipped through the Morning Book, searching for the source of this proclamation. Others looked to General Welsh for affirmation that Lemmon wasn’t insane. But through the brief series of outbursts, Secretary Blumenthal and the President’s chief advisors remained stoic. They know .
“Please, everyone, settle down,” said the Chief of Staff. “Major Lemmon, please continue.”
“Thank you, sir,” started Lemmon. “With your staff’s assistance, may I pull the image up on the screens?”
“Of course.” An aide approached Lemmon, and he gave her instructions on the selected imagery to be revealed from his MacBook. The first photo appeared.
One of the attendees muttered the word incredible .
“Approximately four hours ago, a coronal hole, which has been monitored by facilities around the world, released an Earth-directed solar flare,” continued Lemmon. He pointed to a large dark space on the upper half of the sun. “This void on the solar disk, identified as Active Region 3222, is the largest of its kind on record. Encompassing nearly half of the visible surface of the Sun, it had remained dormant for two days, until just after oh-four-hundred hours.”
“Major, how is this solar flare different from others that we experience on a daily basis?” asked General Welsh.
“Sir, a relatively benign X3.3 flare has already hit the planet and is being absorbed by our magnetosphere in the ordinary course. There have been the usual reports of radio disruptions and flight navigational anomalies. However, the Space Weather Prediction Center is anticipating a coronal mass ejection to follow, which will carry the
“Good morning, all,” announced the Chief of Staff as he entered the room and quickly took his seat. As expected, he was followed by the head of the NSA and the Chief Political Advisor. Lastly, to the apparent surprise of most in the room, the Secretary of Homeland Security walked in as the door closed behind him. A few heads darted around, looking for an empty chair, but there were none. “Secretary Blumenthal will be joining us for a moment.”
“I’ll stand, thank you,” said Blumenthal. “I won’t be here long.”
The Chief of Staff continued. “Ordinarily, we would discuss the President’s schedule first and then focus on matters in the Morning book, but today we have a special guest with us who only carries an L-Clearance.” Lemmon’s L-Clearance was hastily issued through the Department of Energy to allow him access to classified information up to and including Secret data and special L-Clearance limited information. The Situation Room regulars all held Top Secret Department of Defense clearance levels.
General Mark Welsh, Chief of Staff of the Air Force, was in attendance and spoke up to introduce Lemmon. “Many of you may recognize today’s liaison from NOAA, David Lemmon. He’s a retired major from our Air Force and successfully piloted several Space Shuttle missions. Thank you for joining us today, Major.” General Welsh sat down and motioned for Lemmon to take the floor.
Lemmon stood in awe of the entire situation. As he approached retirement, he had performed many tasks for his country, but none was more important than this one. His job was to inform the leaders of the greatest nation on the planet, not to convince them to take action. However, based upon the data, the United States, and possibly much of the planet, was at risk, so he didn’t plan to sugarcoat it.
“Thank you, General Welsh,” he started. “I’ll get right to the point because time is of the essence. We are facing a catastrophic solar event the likes of which this nation has never experienced. Within fifteen hours, the entire United States, and most of the world, may be thrust into a world without power.”
The room erupted in conversation. Pages were flipped through the Morning Book, searching for the source of this proclamation. Others looked to General Welsh for affirmation that Lemmon wasn’t insane. But through the brief series of outbursts, Secretary Blumenthal and the President’s chief advisors remained stoic. They know .
“Please, everyone, settle down,” said the Chief of Staff. “Major Lemmon, please continue.”
“Thank you, sir,” started Lemmon. “With your staff’s assistance, may I pull the image up on the screens?”
“Of course.” An aide approached Lemmon, and he gave her instructions on the selected imagery to be revealed from his MacBook. The first photo appeared.
One of the attendees muttered the word incredible .
“Approximately four hours ago, a coronal hole, which has been monitored by facilities around the world, released an Earth-directed solar flare,” continued Lemmon. He pointed to a large dark space on the upper half of the sun. “This void on the solar disk, identified as Active Region 3222, is the largest of its kind on record. Encompassing nearly half of the visible surface of the Sun, it had remained dormant for two days, until just after oh-four-hundred hours.”
“Major, how is this solar flare different from others that we experience on a daily basis?” asked General Welsh.
“Sir, a relatively benign X3.3 flare has already hit the planet and is being absorbed by our magnetosphere in the ordinary course. There have been the usual reports of radio disruptions and flight navigational anomalies. However, the Space Weather Prediction Center is anticipating a coronal mass ejection to follow, which will carry the
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