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much more from me.

Beginning immediately,

there will be no further

shipments of RADIC-Q-2.

This is madness!

You're talking more like a blackmailer

than a man of science.

- John, don't provoke him.

- Now listen to me, Omus.

We will never surrender New Washington

to you or anyone else,

even if it means war.

John, you don't have the authority

to make that decision.

Don't talk of war, my dear Doctor.

It would be disastrous,

as tragic as the robot wars

that devastated the Earth planet.

Please...

consider my proposal.

You mean your threat?

Lunar Control?

Lunar Control, this is Sector 20.

We found the pilot.

It's wedged in here.

May take a while to get it out.

- What do you mean "it"?

- A robot.

Send it to robot repair

as soon as possible.

See you later, I'm gonna go

take a look at this suicide robot.

Good.

Well, Senator, we've survived one attack.

We may not be so lucky the second time.

John, this man, Omus,

you said he was a student of yours.

Oh, yes, one of my brightest.

In fact, I recommended his appointment

to the Delta 3 unit.

Well, then you should be able

to tell us how to deal with him.

Well, he's a superb technician.

But I could never quite decide

what value he put on human life.

Sir? We have another problem.

What now?

How do we treat radiation

without a supply of RADIC-Q-2?

We have emergency supplies.

What we must do immediately

is stop shipments to Earth.

Even if it means people will die, Senator?

- Now, Jason.

- Jason.

My first responsibility

is to the Moon Colony.

Naturally, I'm concerned

about the Earth people.

But we have a greater responsibility

than just that to ourselves, Senator.

We've got to stop Omus.

We're gonna have to mobilize Starstreak.

John, we don't seem to be

able to agree on anything.

Hmm.

Humpty Dumpty had a great fall.

Well, let's see if we can't

put you back together again.

Lomax, what is your opinion?

How do we handle this emergency?

From data stored in computer backfills,

it would seem that an act of aggression

on our part would be imprudent.

Lomax, you authorized

the building of Starstreak.

For exploration

and defensive purposes only.

Even so, the ship

has never been fully tested.

Her guidance system is not stabilized.

The spectrum drive...

g-forces may prove too intense

for the new alloy on the hull.

And certainly, the distance

to Delta 3 constitutes

an inhibiting factor to such a journey.

I suggest you extend

the early warning detection range

and carefully monitor

all approaching cargo vessels.

Senator, instruct the moon council

that no aggressive acts

are to be taken against Delta 3.

The council shall be so instructed.

Well, Kim, you were right.

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