Bob Johnson: Voice on Disc

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• Voice on Disc : Good morning, Jim. The USS Concord was one of the newest submarines to join our Pacific fleet. Two days ago, she was lost at sea, apparently the result of sophisticated sabotage. The loss has been temporarily kept from the press. Only three of her crew survived, via their escape bells. These survivors confirm that the Concord blew apart at the moment of a retaliatory torpedo launch against a radio beacon similar to this. The beacon was a fatal lure for the Concord. And our information from black market intelligence confirms its destructiveness comes from a computer virus. East-West arms negotiations cancelled development of these weapons on both sides three years ago. Since almost all modern ships are controlled by computer, the unpredictable results of this technology could undermine the balance of power and threaten world peace. Our intelligence agencies are convinced that the sinking was a ruthless demonstration for this man, Etienne Reynard, weapons procurer for an extremist state. Surveillance suggests he is negotiating to purchase the computer virus to wreak havoc on U.S. shipping in the Gulf. The virus program must be discovered so that countermeasures can be developed. Your mission, Jim, should you decide to accept it, is to obtain that virus program and put its creators permanently out of the arms business. As always, should you or any of your IM Force be caught or killed, the Secretary will disavow any knowledge of your actions. This disc will self-destruct in five seconds. Good luck, Jim.