American Detective: Starting as a Rookie Cop in an American TV Show

Chapter 1512 The Fall of Olympus (Part 9)
"Then why not just change the password?" Although he knew things wouldn't be that simple, Jack still asked.

The female superior's tone was somewhat strained. "The military said it might be too late. The engineer who designed this system passed away many years ago, and they are trying to find the relevant design drawings."

Jack knew that the chances of success were slim as soon as he heard the word "try".

The Federation's most "cutting-edge" land-based ballistic missile model is the "Minuteman III," which ceased production in the late 1970s. Back then, not only was Jack now out of the picture, but even the Jack before he time-traveled hadn't been born yet.

These Cold War relics, now hidden deep in their silos, have all exceeded their designed service life. Although they have undergone several modifications and upgrades to extend their lifespan to some extent, the numerous test launch failures in recent years have fully demonstrated that these relics are beyond their capacity.

Jack didn't know when the so-called "Cerberus" system was installed, but since the designer had been dead for many years, it was probably around the end of the Cold War.

"If all three passwords are entered, what's the worst-case scenario?" Jack asked.

There was a moment of silence on the other end of the phone, then the voice changed to a baritone that Jack was unfamiliar with, "The consequence is that our triad of nuclear strike capabilities will lose one of its components at an unpredictable time, and all land-based strategic intercontinental nuclear weapons will be temporarily disabled."

Although Jack didn't know the other person's identity, he could guess that the speaker was probably a technical expert from the military, so he asked another question.

"Are you sure? There won't be a dangerous situation like a nuclear missile self-destructing in its silo?"

The other party's answer was very patient and affirmative: "Of course not, Agent Tawall. This system is designed to act as a last resort. Its purpose is to disable the nuclear warhead, not to trigger it."

Moreover, under normal circumstances, apart from a few launch silos on standby, most nuclear warheads are safely stored in specialized underground vaults, and the missiles themselves are not refueled with liquid propellant, thus ensuring absolute safety.

This aligned with Jack's understanding of intercontinental ballistic missiles, which secretly relieved him, but it also brought more doubts.

The so-called "triad nuclear strike capability" refers to the ability to deliver nuclear weapons over long distances by land-based strategic intercontinental ballistic missiles, submarine-launched intercontinental ballistic missiles, and strategic bombers.

Strictly speaking, only two and a half countries in the world currently possess this capability: the two refer to the US and Russia, and the remaining half is Seres.

The key lies in strategic bombers. The Russians have the famous Tu-160 "White Swan," while the Americans have the B-2 and B-52.

The reason Seris said it was only half is because the Q-5, which carried the famous "Crazy Boom No. 1" back then, only had a one-way delivery capability of 400 kilometers, and the "Crazy Boom No. 1" itself had too small a yield and could only be considered a tactical nuclear bomb.

The Federation is located in the chosen land of the Americas, where it has always been the one bullying others, and no powerful enemy has ever been able to threaten the Federation's homeland.

Simply crippling the already outdated Minuteman III land-based intercontinental ballistic missiles in a short period of time is not enough to pose any substantial threat to the vast empire; this is not some outdated Red Alert timeline.

As for the idea of ​​kidnapping the president to force the troops stationed on the peninsula to take action against the north, that's just wishful thinking.

Didn't you see that they immediately replaced the president with a new one after taking him hostage, and even handed over the "nuclear football" without a moment's hesitation?

Jack pondered for a long time but still couldn't figure out what the other party wanted to do, let alone guess what the "Samaritan" wanted to do with controlling "Cerberus".

But now that we know what the other party is planning to do, we should stop them. After all, back then, even the instructor thought about it for ten days and ten nights but still couldn't figure out what Nehru wanted to do.
At least Jack now knows why the "Samaritans" wanted to hack into the "Shangri-La" data center.

The enemy only managed to hold the President and Secretary of Defense hostage in the White House's underground bunker; Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Al Kleiman, died in the Capitol, meaning the final set of codes could only be cracked by brute force. Cracking a 16-digit high-entropy code using brute force would require a massive amount of computing power, far exceeding the capabilities of the computer hardware within the military's network.

After telling Dana Morges to tell Rossi that the seals waiting on the other end should be ready and waiting in the secret passage, Jack hung up the phone and left the laundry room.

He had to hurry, Finch said. Although Kate could no longer provide him with "points of call" service for the time being, she shut down the internal surveillance system before leaving.

It will take some time for the other side to regain control, so Jack must take this opportunity to capture a few people alive.
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"I hope this will inspire all Americans and people in the free world that even after a tragedy like today, we continue to uphold our cause."

Yes, we lost our Congress tonight, and the president and his cabinet members are still missing.

Our people, our lives, our freedom are once again under attack as our respected leaders are instantly swallowed up by a wicked and despicable terrorist attack.
We are heartbroken, we are filled with anger, but we are fearless. Our government remains intact and has not descended into chaos as our enemies have imagined.

They failed, but our motherland is strong enough, and our people are strong enough.

Watching Maureen speaking eloquently to the camera on television, a terrorist wearing a black mask couldn't help but sneer.

"Is this country out of people? They actually found a pretty but useless person to be president."

Another short guy stood up, walked to the screen, placed the plastic water bottle he was drinking from between his legs, struck an extremely lewd pose, and made a series of strange, jeering noises.

"A pretty vase is nice too, it's a pity we didn't catch her, otherwise..."

"What are you doing here?" The door was suddenly pushed open roughly, startling the three people inside.

The person who came in was also wearing a black mask, and closed the door behind them after entering the room.

The three terrorists inside were startled by his menacing appearance. The sleazy man in front of the TV awkwardly put down the plastic bottle and tried to make a quick getaway, saying, "We should go on patrol."

The person who suddenly burst into the house raised his hand to stop him, his eyes flashing with a fierce light as if he wanted to devour someone.

"Don't misunderstand," the two sitting terrorists quickly stood up, but one of them sensed something was wrong.

Although the people who stormed the White House were equipped with all sorts of gear, and many of them wore bulletproof vests of different styles, what was the meaning of the three letters "FBI" blatantly printed on the chest of this guy's bulletproof vest?
Before the three people inside could react, Jack, wearing a black mask, suddenly attacked, striking the short, sleazy man squarely in the throat with a phoenix-eye punch while simultaneously kicking him from the side.

The tallest of the three had just stood up, and before he could stand up completely, he was kicked in the abdomen, knocking him and the chair behind him to the ground.

The third man had already raised his submachine gun, about to turn off the safety and pull the trigger, when suddenly Jack appeared in front of him in the darkness.

In a panic, he tried desperately to pull the trigger, but found that he couldn't pull it no matter what. Looking down, he saw that the other person had somehow taken the Uzi and was using a thumb to hold the trigger.

When he looked up in horror again, everything went black and he lost consciousness.

(End of this chapter)