AK 239: The Enemy Is Already Here

Peterson AFB

NORAD

Command Center

The young nerdy airman says, “It’s that foul mouth Alaskan again, sir.”

“Put him on the speaker,” says the general.

“You dumb mother fuckers. Abort! Abort! Abort! The Russians surrendered. We’re on the sub. You’ll kill us all!”

General, “Use EXACTO override.

Nerdy young airman, “EXACTO isn’t operational sir. It’s not been tested.”

General, “We’re testing it with now!”

DARPA (Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency) had been testing a new weapon: EXACTO (Extreme Accuracy Tasked Ordinance). Any projectile, bomb, missile or bullet, theoretically could be adjusted by onboard computers to change course and not detonate, if done in time.

This would be a big if.

EXACTO is the only bomb in the world right now that can actually change direction (within the bounds of gravity) after locked and released. However, the system has never been put into actual use before.

The nerdy airman is working rapidly to shut down the bombs that are seconds from crashing into the sub.

Airman, “This is gonna be close.”

General Norton, “Seek shelter! Four 500-pound birds are already flying to you. Impact in three… two…