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Mallik laughed “You knoell India is going to ereatest superpohen the dust settles Who better to lead it?”

“Don’t forget Iran With our nue wiped out, we should become the dominant force in the Middle East”

Mallik raised his cup again “To a neorld”

“A neorld” After another drink, Torkan frowned “Is there any way the Vajra satellites can be taken down once they are operating together?”

Mallik shook his head “For the precision needed to knock down a satellite, you would need a couidance systelobally I’ve also prevented any chance that my files will provide a clue for how to neutralize the satellites even by a governround and linked to a satellite dish The hack into , I went into my corporate computers and deleted all files related to the development of Vajra and verified that all critical paper records were destroyed”

Torkan raised an eyebrow at that “What if this satellite launch fails?”

“It won’t But if it does, I downloaded the only copies left onto my computer on board the yacht When we have verification that Vajra is operational, I’ll toss it in the ocean”

“Cautious, but smart”

“I’ve been planning this for years I’ve thought of everything”

“I hope you’ve thought about ould happen if you got bla”

“I think for the first couple of years, people will besomeone to blame”

“And how many do you think will die in that time?”

Mallik leaned back in his chair and stared at the ceiling before saying matter-of-factly, “Based on loss of transportation infrastructure, far starvation rates, I wouldn’t be surprised if we lose more than two billion people”

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