Prologue

It was the year 2015. Senior scientist Kim Jong gazed out the narrow slit window, into the pale daylight of industrialized communist North Korea. Jong was a slender man in his late 40’s with black hair beginning to gray. He had grown up in an impoverished family in Pyongyang, had been trained to loathe Americans since his childhood. He had done exceedingly well in his community schools, especially in science, and had earned a scholarship into an excellent Chinese university. However, his hatred for America remained, so he returned to North Korea and joined the secret weapons program. From there he steadily gained in rank until he was now leader.

He was jarred from his thoughts by his second in command, Fung Yi, who informed him that the missiles were almost ready for launch. This was the day they had been waiting for; their chance to bring America and possibly the rest of the world to its knees, and create Korea as the Great world power. Jong followed Yi across the brushed steel catwalk overlooking a sparkling white production floor where hundreds of white garbed scientists bustled around twenty-five warheads, each containing a small nuclear warhead and a biological agent, preparing them for their deadly purpose. Jong made an inward smile. These were the best weapons scientists in all of Asia, working for him and his ideals. He continued along the catwalk to the gray concrete command center. All his coworkers watched nervously as he initialized the command to raise the warheads and open the launch doors on the top of the building. It was too late now for any espionage attempts. This was his victory. He armed the system, red lights and blaring sirens filled the building and the launch floor cleared. “Father this is for you” he thought as he pressed the launch button. A malfunction light came on, and all power systems, lights and sirens died. “DAMN!!” Jong yelled as he stormed out of the bunker. “How could my scientists have failed?!? Someone will die for delaying my glory…..” He had returned to his window and glared out once more into the bleak daylight “One month… Then I will reign Supreme….”