Director Morrison strode into the Pentagon's most secure briefing room carrying what he believed was the best news he'd delivered to Congress in twenty years. The room buzzed with whispered conversations as committee members reviewed preliminary reports, their faces showing the kind of excitement politicians rarely displayed about scientific matters.
"Ladies and gentlemen," Morrison announced, setting his presentation materials on the polished mahogany table, "I'm here to report unprecedented breakthroughs in international scientific cooperation that will revolutionize American technological capabilities."
