The main assumptions of the US command remained in force - still no attempt was made to storm the cities on the Atlantic coast. It has been counted that effective maritime blockade and air supply lines will make the occupants eventually fall out of power. But this required a well-functioning electronic reconnaissance, and this, after May's attacks, has not yet returned to full efficiency.

The situation changed dramatically when it was revealed that the Russians in occupied New York began assembling their latest Iskander missile launchers. The plan was just plain - they knew they would be safe in Brooklyn - no one would go to the preventive bombing of downtown New York ...

Within the range of these launchers would remain most of Pennsylvania, Massachusetts and much of Virginia, and with the newer generation of rockets - even Canada,
