In the joint command center of The Pentagon, General Mark Milley, Chief of Staff of the Army, tapped his fingers against the holographic map. The White House district was already marked with a red "control zone."
On both sides of the screen, the virtual avatars of the Chief of Naval Operations and the Air Force Chief of Staff stood in silent solemnity. Three hours earlier, in the name of military honor, they had signed the operation order code-named Constitution Guardian—the first time since the Civil War that the U.S. military had pointed its guns at the White House.
"Give Hamilton an ultimatum." Milley's voice carried not a trace of warmth.
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