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In its original printing, it was the so-called "big story" of ''TVA'' #112. That meant it got pride of place on the issue's cover, and that it was the longest story in the issue. It was one of the few ''Doctor Who'' stories to depict a [[nuclear weapon|nuclear explosion]] on [[Earth]]. Moreover, it may be the ''only'' story where the Doctor ''orders'' a nuclear weapon to detonate in [[Earth]]'s [[atmosphere]]. | In its original printing, it was the so-called "big story" of ''TVA'' #112. That meant it got pride of place on the issue's cover, and that it was the longest story in the issue. It was one of the few ''Doctor Who'' stories to depict a [[nuclear weapon|nuclear explosion]] on [[Earth]]. Moreover, it may be the ''only'' story where the Doctor ''orders'' a nuclear weapon to detonate in [[Earth]]'s [[atmosphere]]. | ||
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The [[ | The [[Dalek]]s destroy some of [[Earth]]'s satellites tasked with scanning for extraterrestrial life sometime during the [[Cold War]]. As the [[Dalek Saucer Commander]] predicts, the [[humans]] react by squabbling amongst themselves; the [[Soviet]]s think it's the [[American]]s who've taken out the satellites, while the Americans believe the reverse. As both sides look from a terrestrial explanation, the [[Dalek saucer]] slips into an Earth ocean, and settles, unseen, on the floor. | ||
Meanwhile, the Doctor is called for an urgent meeting at [[Whitehall]]. He is led to a secret facility deep beneath the city streets, where he examines the data on the exploded satellites. Admiral Dunsford claims that the Soviets have [[nuclear weapon|nuclear-armed]] satellites. The Doctor, however, pushes this theory aside brusquely. The data, he insists, supports only the theory that the satellites weren't just destroyed – they were atomised. That, says the Doctor, means that Britain and the world are threatened by extraterrestrials. | Meanwhile, the Doctor is called for an urgent meeting at [[Whitehall]]. He is led to a secret facility deep beneath the city streets, where he examines the data on the exploded satellites. Admiral Dunsford claims that the Soviets have [[nuclear weapon|nuclear-armed]] satellites. The Doctor, however, pushes this theory aside brusquely. The data, he insists, supports only the theory that the satellites weren't just destroyed – they were atomised. That, says the Doctor, means that Britain and the world are threatened by extraterrestrials. | ||