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In his mind’s eye, as so often occurred when he contemplated delivering a blow to the Americans, he
once again saw the fertile undergrowth, the wetness and the denseness of the forest. Yes, there! he could
just see the huts of the village…and as soon he saw them, he always caught the same faint, sickly,
coppery odors on the wind. In his mind, as he proceeded towards the village, he came into the clearing
where he could see more clearly the bodies of his father and his mother. They were in the center of the
village, lying on the ground where the US Special Forces “Phoenix” Team had left them after disposing of
this particular Vietcong coordinator whom their intelligence had correctly identified as an instrument sent
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there by the North.

December 9, 1970 15:30 local

Commandant’s Office, Naval Research Center

Hanoi, North Vietnam

“Comrade Lu, let me understand, you have developed a mathematical model which leads you to believe
that a weapon can be developed to attack the US 7thfleet off our shores and inflict severe damage on
them, potentially even damaging or destroying their aircraft carriers?”

“That is correct”, replied Lu Pham to Captain Ho Chien Thom, who was the Commandant of North
Vietnam’s fledgling Naval Research effort.

“The device I contemplate would travel at 300-400 kilometers per hour and could reach the imperialist’s
ships before they could respond to it. One of the key difficulties will be designing the shape of the
weapon. The leading edge of the device must be precise in order to create and maintain the cavity
through which the weapon moves. Another difficulty will be the propulsion system, which must be
adequate to achieve and maintain the speed to create this cavity. Finally, we must find a way to deploy
the device…"

The Captain cut him off.

“Lt. Lu, have you considered that these difficulties make it impossible for our nation to produce such a
weapon? Have you forgotten that we rely on our comrade socialist nations for every modern article
which we employ?”

Now raising his voice, Captain Ho continued, “Have you forgotten that the very slide rule you use to
make these calculations was not created here?”

Seeking to quickly respond and to abate the unforeseen anger of his commander, Lu responded…and
succeeded in only increasing that anger.

“No, comrade Captain, I have not forgotten these things; but, respectfully, I believe that such a weapon
can be developed. I also believe that those nations assisting us in this struggle would be more than willing
to provide the resources once they see the potential of what this slide rule has produced.”