David waved that idea away. He caught us flat-footed. You have to admit it was a pretty savvy move. He basically calls for your impeachment because you wont start World War Three. And he does it with a friendly reporter in an outlet like Newsmax, where there will be no critical commentary opposing it, no balance in the article itself, the whole thing can get tweeted and blogged by the conservative echo chamber all day, and he doesnt have to say another word. Its already taking on a life of its own. Meanwhile, we have to act like adults. We have to hold a press conference to address the threat of a terror attack, and the possibility it was sponsored by Iran. We have to answer questions about whether theres a groundswell of support for your impeachment, and what were doing to safeguard radioactive materials across the country.

What are we doing?

About radioactive materials?

Yes.

David shrugged. That depends on what you mean. The policy is that radioactive waste is stored securely, but it isnt always true. Okay, the vast majority of it gets dealt with reasonably well. There are places, like Center Medical Center by the way, that are pretty good about handling it and removing it to secure sites. But even they ship the stuff in containment trucks without security personnel, using public roads. Then there are the hospitals that store the radioactive stuff with the biohazard material. There are even a handful of hospitals, especially in the south, that appear to just throw it all out with the regular garbage. Im not kidding. And dont get me started on the nukes. Originally, all spent nuclear fuel rods were supposed to be transferred to secure storage facilities, but it never happened. The facilities were never developed. The vast majority of spent fuel rods in the United States, going back to the early 1970s, are stored onsite at the reactors where they were used. And theres evidence to suggest that almost ninety percent of the reactors in the country are leaking, some of them into the neighboring groundwater.

President Hayes stared at his chief of staff. Why dont I know about these things?

Well, technically, you do know about them. Youve been briefed, but its never been a high priority before now.

When was I briefed?

You want me to get you the dates?

I want dates, personnel, content of the briefings. Yes.