SIX MONTHS Before T-Hour
THE BLACK SEA
THE BLACK Sea Fleet was once the World's largest submarine force. The Russian subs dominated the world's oceans in sheer number and firepower. Today they were but rusting pieces of metal, discarded after the fall of the world's second superpower.
An Alfa-class fast attack submarine known for its titanium steel hull slowly made its way past her rusting sister ships. Following behind him was a Typhoon-class ballistic nuclear submarine. A woman commanded the ships to a secret underwater base. Soon she envisioned her father's work to be complete.
TWO MONTHS Before T-Hour
Quiranian Desert
TWO HUGE Special Nuclear containers were being loaded onto ordinary trucks including those for cesium. They were heavily guarded by armed men who swore alliance to a cause greater than their own.
A huge hooded man had provided the Quiranians, routing codes and account numbers hidden in the Swiss alps. The scientists and the Quiranians were thrilled. The funds were sufficient to purchase the weapons-grade plutonium that were being loaded but the money in the Swiss accounts never left the bank.
An MI5 operative was in the facility when it happened. He had managed to get a signal to his field office but as the trucks left the facility, the hooded man and his men razed the entire facility, leaving none alive just as they were commanded to do.
MI5's lost agent would be an open book for awhile.
Across the globe, Aerie One picked up the garbled MI5 agent's signal. The massive computers aboard the impressive aircraft stored it and encrypted it to a secure location in downtown Metropolis. Later that day, it would be copied to the Justice League Watchtower.
It will be months later when this bit of intelligence will be put to good use. In the world of intelligence, every bit of information was important but sometimes, you would never know when it will be useful.