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For years, the Department of Energy had been custodian of the keys to nuclear weaponry. As successor to the Atomic Energy

Commission, DOE oversaw the research, development and construction of the flatware for the Last Supper. Let the Pentagon decide where to hide the missiles; DOE determined the content of the message each one would deliver. Only DOE knew how much to take from Column A to mix with so much from Column B to make an explosion that could turn an entire continent into a memory.

All of which had affected Burnham not a whit.

Q

Code Q is the security classification used for atomic energy documents. A government employee may be cleared Top Secret—I imagine everyone in the White House complex is—but without a Q Clearance he can’t see any paperwork or receive any information about atomic energy. Q Clearance gives you access to all materials pertaining to atomic energy.

Test.