“Admiral, I am on your side,” Ryan said quietly. “Sir, you said we’ve given you an impossible task. Why?” “Ryan, finding a boomer that does not want to be found is not the easiest thing in the world. We practice against our own. We damned near always fail, and you say this one’s already passed all the northeast SOSUS lines. The Atlantic’s a rather large ocean, and a missile sub’s noise footprint is very small.” “Yes, sir.” Ryan noted to himself that he might have been overly optimistic about their chances for success. “What sort of shape are you in, Josh?” Davenport asked. “Pretty good,
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