The Shadow Protocol (2014)
“The murky sea beyond was equally uninviting. It was the perfect setting for the objects at the center of the photograph: rusted cage-like steel frames containing squat cylinders painted a sickly institutional green, metal vanes protruding from them. Corrosion-scabbed warning signs were attached to the cages. Most were unreadable to the majority of the observers, written in the Cyrillic alphabet, but one symbol was instantly recognizable. A trefoil, black on yellow.
The international radiation w...arning.
“This is Operation Lamplighter,” said Morgan, addressing the Persona Project team members gathered in the Bullpen. “This is what Muqaddim al-Rais is willing to spend seven million dollars to obtain.”
“It’s a Russian radioisotope thermoelectric generator,” Tony explained. “Or Soviet, technically, since they date back to the Cold War. RTGs are basically nuclear batteries. NASA uses them in its deep-space probes and the Mars rover. The Soviets used them here on earth. To power lighthouses.”MoreLess
The international radiation w...arning.
“This is Operation Lamplighter,” said Morgan, addressing the Persona Project team members gathered in the Bullpen. “This is what Muqaddim al-Rais is willing to spend seven million dollars to obtain.”
“It’s a Russian radioisotope thermoelectric generator,” Tony explained. “Or Soviet, technically, since they date back to the Cold War. RTGs are basically nuclear batteries. NASA uses them in its deep-space probes and the Mars rover. The Soviets used them here on earth. To power lighthouses.”MoreLess
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