CHAPTER THIRTY EIGHT
9:05 p.m. Korea Time (8:05 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time)
An Underground Bunker – Near Chongjin, North Korea
The order would come tonight.
Deep underground, in their tiny living quarters, the four men knew it now. The rumors had been circulating for weeks, but now they knew it was real. A young courier had reached them just moments ago, climbing down the long metal stairwell to their position. He gave them a packet of orders without comment.
The packet said to prepare for radio contact. The contact was not a drill. It was not a hoax. It was not a mistake. Everything had been prepared in advance. The timing was perfect. When the orders came by radio, sometime in the next hours, initiate your launch sequence.
The men were nervous, but upbeat. The Supreme Leader was fi
