“Will this be reported to fleet headquarters?” Petrov asked. “We cannot. Our orders are to maintain strict radio silence.” Ramius handed the doctor a set of operations orders from his pocket. Not those taken from the safe. “Page three, Comrade Doctor.” Petrov’s eyes went wide reading the operational directive. “I would prefer to report this, but our orders are explicit: Once we dive, no transmissions of any kind, for any reason.”
