Chapter Twenty-five
Thursday, October 23
7:35 AM
Sedan Crater
Nevada Test Site
Another day of touring, but without Craig this time. Paige had to complete her protocol obligations with the Russian team, salvage the success of their mission, and hope the spirit of disarmament and international cooperation survived the debacle of Nevsky’s death.
Even after all the other places Paige had shown the Russians, nothing could have prepared them for the sheer size of the Sedan Crater. She watched the look of amazement on their faces as they stepped to the edge and looked down, down into the enormous parabolic bowl scooped out of the sand.
“This was intentional, yes?” Anatoli Voronin said, puffing his large lips.
“It’s our largest nuclear excavation, three hundred kilotons,” Paige said. “Some
