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“I felt the key turn.
And I saw the RAIN fulfill her promise.
The antimatter missile ignited its drive several seconds after clearing the launch bay, angling for a direct intercept course with MIZAR-G-A. A phased sensor array buried within the nosecone peered through cloudy air and tepid seawater – seeing the glow of underwear cities and heat-bleed of littoral nurseries.
Each sign of intelligent habitation was marked and ranked for warhead allocation. A scrolling summary ran down the bridge display.
Thirty-five major population centers. Three warheads each.
Eight surface to orbit elevator zones. Two warheads each.
Ninety-two minor settlements and residential districts. One warhead each.
The excess would be scattered across the expansive oceans – detonating at the base of the moon’s sweeping thermohaline currents to maximize long-term fallout.”
