(A complete cast of characters is provided in the addendum.)
KEVIN HARDISON, chief of staff
CHRISTINE O’CONNOR, national security adviser
STEVE BRACKMAN, senior military aide
DAVE HENDRICKS, deputy director, National Military Command Center, Pentagon
MIKE PATTON, Section Two watchstander, National Military Command Center
LEVI ROSENFELD, prime minister
EHUD RABIN, defense minister
BARAK KOGEN, intelligence minister
ARIEL BRONNER, director, Metsada
JOHN STANBURY, Commander, Submarine Force Pacific
MURRAY WILSON, senior Prospective Commanding Officer Instructor
BRAD MALONE, Commanding Officer
BRUCE FAY, Executive Officer
PETE MANNING, Weapons Officer
TOM WILSON, Assistant Weapons Officer
HERB CARVAHLO, Electrical Division Officer
STEVE PRASHAW, Chief of the Boat
ALAN DAVIDSON, Radio Division Chief Petty Officer
TONY DELGRECO, Sonar Division Leading Petty Officer
BOB CIBELLI, Sonar Division Petty Officer
ROGER TRYON, Missile Division Leading Petty Officer
KEN TYLER, Commanding Officer, USS San Francisco
DENNIS GALLAGHER, Commanding Officer, USS North Carolina
BRETT HUMPHREYS, Commanding Officer, HMAS Collins
SCOTT GRAEF, Tactical Coordinator
PETE BURWELL, Communicator