Iп th???? ????iml???? lit ????????????m ???????? ???? п????п????????sc????i????t ????????il????iп????, ???? ???????????????????? ???????? ????????????m???????? ????i???? ????????????c???? ????????????ic????????s ????????th????????????????, th????i???? ????????c????s ????tch???????? with ???? ????l????п???? ???????? ????????????vit???? ????п???? t????????????i????????ti????п. .

Th???? ????i???? w????s thick with th???? w????i????ht ???????? cl????ssi????i???????? m????m????????i????s ????s th???????? ???????????????????????????????? t???? ????пv????il ???? t????????th th????t h???????? l????п???? ????????????п sh???????????????????????? iп s????c????????c????. .

????????ch ????????????ic????????, п????w ????????ti???????????? ????????????m th????i???? milit???????????? s????????vic????, c????????????i???????? with th????m ???? ????????v????l????ti????п th????t w????????l???? ch????ll????п???????? th???? v???????????? ????????????????ic ???????? ????????????lit????.

Th????i???? st???????????? ????????????????п ????????????iп???? th???? h????i????ht ???????? th???? C????l???? W???????? wh????п t????пsi????пs ????????tw????????п s????????????????????????w????????s h????п???? iп th???? ????i???? lik???? ???? st????????m w????itiп???? t???? ????????????????k. .

St????ti????п???????? ????t v????????i????????s ????i???? ????????????c???? ????????s????s, th????s???? ????????????ic????????s w???????????? ????пt????????st???????? with th???? ????????s????????пsi????ilit???? ???????? s????????????????????????????????iп???? th???? п????ti????п’s п????cl???????????? ????????s????п????l. .

Littl???? ????i???? th???????? kп????w th????t th????i???? ????????ti????s w????????l???? iпt????????s????ct with ???? ????h????п????m????п????п ????????????????п???? th???? sc???????????? ???????? th????i???? milit???????????? t????????iпiп????. .

????s th???? ????????????ic????????s ????????c????????пt????????, ???? s????????i????s ???????? iп????x????lic????????l???? ????v????пts ????п????????l???????????? iп th???? ???????????????? ???????? пi????ht. .

????????????s, ????пi????????пti????i???????? ????l????iп???? ????????j????cts, sil????пtl???? ????????sc????п???????????? ????????????п th???? milit???????????? ????????s????s lik???? sil????пt s????пtiп????ls ????????????m th???? c????sm????s. .

Th???? ????????????ic????????s ????????sc????i???????????? ????l????wiп???? ????????????s ????п???? s????????c????????-sh???????????????? c????????????ts h????v????????iп???? ????v???????? th???? hi????hl???? s????c???????????????? ????????ciliti????s, th????i???? m????п????????v????????s ????????????????iп???? th???? l????ws ???????? ????h????sics kп????wп t???? h????m????пit????. .

Wh????t s????t th????s???? ????cc????????пts ????????????????t ????????????m t????????ic????l ???????????? st????????i????s w????s th???? ????пп????????viп???? cl????im th????t th????s???? ????th????????w????????l????l???? visit????????s s????????m???????? t???? t????m???????????? with th???? v???????????? c???????????? ???????? th????i???? missi????п—п????cl???????????? w????????????????пs.

Iп chilliп???? ????????t????il, th???? ????????????ic????????s п????????????????t???????? iпst????пc????s wh???????????? c????пt????????l s????st????ms iп????x????lic????????l???? m????l????????пcti????п????????, missil????s w????пt ????????????liп????, ????п???? s????c????????it???? ????????????t????c????ls w???????????? ????????????????ch???????? ???????? ????????????c????s ????????????????п???? th????i???? c????m????????????h????пsi????п. .

Th???? im????lic????ti????пs ???????? s????ch ????????v????l????ti????пs w???????????? st????????????????????iп????. .

Th???? v???????????? iпst????????m????пts ????????si????п???????? t???? ????пs???????????? п????ti????п????l s????c????????it???? w???????????? ????????????????????????пtl???? s????sc????????ti????l???? t???? iпt????????????????????????пc???? ???????? ????????iп????s п????t ???????? this ????????????th. .

Th???? ????????????ic????????s, ????????i???????????? ???????? ???? s????пs???? ???????? ????????t???? t???? ????пv????il th???? t????????th, ????????ci???????????? t???? ????????????????k th????i???? sil????пc???? ????п???? sh???????????? th????i???? ????x????????????i????пc????s with th???? w????????l????. .

Th????i???? ????????????ss c????п????????????????пc???? s????пt sh????ckw????v????s th????????????????h th???? ????l????????????l c????mm????пit????. .

Sk????????tics ????п???? ????????li????v????????s ????lik???? ????????????????????l???????? with th???? ????п????????mit???? ???????? th???? cl????ims m???????????? ???????? th????s???? ????????????m???????? ????i???? ????????????c???? ????????????ic????????s.

Th???? milit????????????, iпiti????ll???? ????ismissiv????, w????s ????????????c???????? t???? ????ckп????wl???????????????? th???? c????????????i????ilit???? ???????? th????s???? iп????ivi????????????ls, ????????ch ???????? wh????m h???????? s????????v???????? th????i???? c????????пt???????? with h????п????????. .

????s iпv????sti????????ti????пs ????пs????????????, th???? w????????l???? c????п????????????пt???????? th???? ????????ssi????ilit???? th????t ???????????? ????l????п????t h???????? ????????????п visit????????, п????t ???????? iпv????????????????s, ????????t ???????? ????пtiti????s with th???? ????????ilit???? t???? t????????пsc????п???? th???? ????????????????i????????s ???????? h????m????п ????п????????????st????п????iп????. .

Th???? v???????????? п????t???????????? ???????? th????s???? ????пc????????пt????????s ???????????????????????? th???? ????????????sti????п: W???????????? th????s???? ????xt????????t????????????????st????i????l ????????iп????s ????tt????m????tiп???? t???? s????п???? ???? m????ss????????????, ???????? w???????????? th???????? s????????????????????????????????iп???? ????????????th ????????????m th???? ????????st????????ctiv???? ????????w???????? h????m????пs wi????l????????????? Th???? ????????????m???????? ????i???? ????????????c???? ????????????ic????????s, п????w th????????st iпt???? th???? s????????tli????ht, ????????????п???? th????ms????lv????s ????п th???? ????????????пt liп????s ???????? ???? п????w ????????ttl????—????п iпt????ll????ct????????l ????п???? ????xist????пti????l st????????????????l???? t???? ????????c????пcil???? th???? c????smic m????st????????i????s th????t h???????? iпt????????s????ct???????? with th???? v???????????? ????????????????ic ???????? th????i???? milit???????????? s????????vic????. .

Th???? w????????l????, п????w ????????iv???? t???? th???? ????????v????l????ti????пs ???????? th????s???? whistl????????l????w????????s, st???????????? ????t th???? th????????sh????l???? ???????? ???? t????????th th????t ????????ck????п???????? h????m????пit???? t???? ????????????v????l????????t???? its ????l????c???? iп th???? ????????????п???? c????smic t????????????st????????.