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Godzilla, or whatever other monster crawls out of the woodwork. Were fighting the good fight, Kip."
    Kip nodded "I know that, but..."
    "Forget your doubts," Tia insisted. "The Project needs you, and you need the Project."
    Kip nodded but said nothing. He still had primal doubts about his mission, but he decided he would not share them again. With anyone.
    Tia hopped to her feet. "Come on, Kip," she said, taking his hand. "Let's go watch the press conference."
    * * *
    "Earth is too fragile a basket to keep all of humanity's eggs in," Dr. Jacob Bermeister announced to the assembled journalists and the millions who watched the conference on television.
    As the astronomer spoke, the news people crowded around the podium. The journalists were packed together like sardines in the jammed auditorium at Kennedy Space Center.
    "The Reyes-Mishra Swarm stretches from near Earth's orbit to a part of space millions of miles away," Dr. Bermeister continued, pointing to a map of the solar system with the asteroid cloud highlighted in red. "But only the three large asteroids in the center of the swarm pose a real threat to human life. The rest will provide a colorful show when they burn up in our atmosphere, nothing more.
    "However," Bermeister warned, "a strike by any one of the three large asteroids could mean the end of life as we know it. That is why Operation EarthFirst is being implemented."
    "Dr. Bermeister!" a reporter cried out, much louder than the rest. "What are the chances of success?"
    Cameras flashed, and cameramen vied for position before the half-dozen scientists on the stage as Dr. Bermeister considered his answer.
    "With the help and cooperation of all the member countries of the United Nations, we have formulated a plan. The United States, Canada, Russia, Japan, France, and Great Britain have already begun the work necessary to implement that plan -"
    "But what are the chances of success?" the journalist interrupted rudely.
    "It has a good chance of success," Dr. Bermeister declared.
    "Can you give us a mathematical probability?" another journalist demanded.
    "No," Bermeister replied curtly. "I'm not Jimmy the Greek." A chuckle rippled through the room.
    "Is it true that Operation EarthFirst will involve nuclear Weapons?" a French television anchorwoman demanded hostilely.
    "The plan does involve the use of nuclear weapons, yes," Bermeister stated. Before he could continue, the room erupted in chaos, with a hundred questions being shouted at once.
    Finally, Dr. Chandra Mishra rose from his chair. The journalists quieted, waiting for the co-discoverer of the asteroid swarm to speak.
    "Ladies and gentlemen," the dignified Indian scientist said, "there are no guarantees in science. We have checked and rechecked the calculations and used every resource available on this planet, as well as our satellites in space.
    "As far as we can deduce, these asteroids can be vaporized by using nuclear warheads delivered in a precise sequence while they are still far away.
    "To accomplish this task, Operation EarthFirst will use the Russian Mir space station as an orbital base of operations. The shuttle Atlantis will carry the nuclear warheads into orbit -"
    A young journalist stood up. "But isn't it dangerous to take nuclear weapons into space? And aren't there international laws against doing that?"
    Dr. Reyes rose to the challenge. He defended his colleague and the plan. "The United Nations has agreed to suspend the laws against nuclear weapons in space for the duration of this crisis."
    "But, Dr. Reyes, Dr. Mishra," another journalist demanded, "isn't there a danger that the bombs will do nothing more than break up the asteroid into smaller parts - pieces that could still pose a significant hazard to life on Earth?"
    Dr. Mishra nodded. "That is a possibility," he agreed. "But it is a remote one. We have carefully estimated the density of each of the three asteroids and have concluded that they can be almost completely vaporized by the