Chapter 6264
At this moment, Balin was still seated cross-legged inside the snowmobile.
He was still recuperating from the ordeal faced by the over 200 members of the scientific expedition team at the McMurdo Scientific Research Station in the United States, unaware that the Pentagon was currently in discussions with the Japanese Ministry of Defense regarding counter-insurgency measures.
At this time, he was still about two days drive from McMurdo Station.
After determining that members of the Japanese scientific expedition team had indeed committed treason, the Pentagon’s response was somewhat tepid, limited mainly to cautioning team members at various research stations to be wary of the Japanese. No significant actions were taken.
Conversely, the Japanese Ministry of Defense, upon receiving this information, became increasingly anxious to resolve the issue swiftly and seal off any potential spread of the disease.
Following a full day of discussions between the Pentagon and the Japanese Ministry of Defense, the Pentagon provided a preliminary counter-insurgency plan.
During the video conference, the Pentagon representative suggested “We propose that the Japanese Ministry of Defense send a negotiation team to fly directly to Antarctica on our specially modified LC-130 Hercules transport aircraft to engage the defecting Japanese scientific expedition team. This would allow us to ascertain the situation while also using negotiations to stabilize the situation. Ideally, we would like to persuade them to surrender and bring them back to the American military base for questioning.”
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