(SF novel) East of Nakba (84)
Part I. Israel bombs a nuclear plant in Iran (81)
Chapter 30 Virtual control (3) The second plane
that disappeared in the Rub al-Khali (3/5)
A
dot disappeared from the radar screen of the dim operation room at Ar Udeid Air
Force Base. The first job of a veteran controller was over. He switched the
radio to a new frequency in preparation for the next job and looked at the
radar again. He waited for new dot to emerge from the corners of the screen. He
was told that the new dot would appear on the screen within minutes. But it
never appeared.
Suddenly
his boss rushed into the room and shouted out.
"The
operation has been cancelled."
The
controller turned his swivel chair and looked at him. His boss remained silent
when the controller asked why. The controller turned off his radio according to
the instruction of his boss. He stood up and went out the operation room.
(To be continued ----)
(From an ordinary citizen in the cloud)
コメント
コメントを投稿