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antiradar missiles launched by Navy planes to take out their surface-to-air
missile sites. Stage three is the rest of my force coming in by helicopter with
gunship support. Stage four is to secure the compound." Spearson looked at the
others in the room. "Questions?"
"How is your airborne force going in?" Turcotte asked. "HALO or HAHO?"
"HAHO," Spearson replied, letting Turcotte know that the men would be jumping
at high altitude and opening their parachutes almost immediately, flying them in
to the target. The thin chutes wouldn't get picked up by radar like aircraft
would, allowing them to arrive undetected.
"I'd like to go in with the jumpers," Turcotte said.
"That's fine," Spearson said.
Duncan stood up. "All rightтАФ"
"I've got some questions," Spearson suddenly said, looking directly at Duncan.
"What if these Terra-Lei people have indeed uncovered some Airlia weapons?"
"That's why we're going there," Duncan said. "To find that out."
"But what if they can use these weapons against us?" Spearson clarified his
concern.
"Then we're in big trouble," Duncan said simply.
"I doubt they have had any success in that area," Zandra interjected. "We've
kept close tabs on Terra-Lei. You can be assured that if they had uncovered
anything they could use, it would be on

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the international arms market in one form or another."
Spearson didn't seem much comforted by that. "What are our rules of
engagement?"
 "If you meet any resistance," Duncan said, "you are free to use whatever force
is necessary to overcome that resistance."
Spearson frowned. "Your planes will be taking out their radio and radar
facilities right after my initial forces land. There's bound to be some
casualties from those strikes. That means we will most likely have fired the
first shots."
Duncan's face was impassive. "We gave them their chance to cooperate. The
United Nations Security Council has already considered this situation, and it is
felt that the threat of Airlia weapons being in the wrong hands is too great a
danger. UNAOC has been given the power by the Security Council to use whatever
force is necessary to get all Airlia artifacts under UN control."
Spearson stared at her hard, then nodded. "Right, then. Let's get up to the
flight deck and get going."
Turcotte stood and followed the SAS colonel. As he reached the door, Lisa
Duncan put out a hand and tapped his elbow. "Mike."
"Yes?" Turcotte waited, surprised. That was the first time she had called him
by his first name.
"Be careful."
Turcotte gave her a smile, but it was gone just as quickly. "Did you know
about the Airlia craft the Russians found?" he asked.
"No."
"That's not good," Turcotte said. "Oh, well, I