Able One
by Ben Bova
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
First strike
Chattanooga, Tennessee
Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska
Sunshine Airways Flight 19
The Oval Office
Missile defense basics
Elmendorf Air Force Base
Fargo, North Dakota: KXND-TV
The Pentagon: Situation Room
Elmendorf Air Force Base
Travis Broadcasting Systems, Atlanta
The Pentagon: Situation Room
National Weather Service Headquarters, Salem, Oregon
The Pentagon: Situation Room
Pasadena, California: Hartunian Residence
ABL-1: Cockpit
ABL-1: Flight Deck
Jefferson Hotel, Washington D.C.
Spokane, Washington: Lukkabee’s Supermarket
The Pentagon: Situation Room
U.S. Route 12, Bitterroot Mountains, Idaho
ABL-1: Crew Compartment
ABL-1: Flight Deck
The Pentagon: Situation Room
Maryland Heights, Missouri: Provident Trust Bank
ABL-1: Laser Bay
ABL-1: Flight Deck
Harry Daniel Hartunian
Bethlehem, Pennsylvania: Lehigh University
Pasadena, California: Hartunian Residence
Mohave Desert: Anson Corporation Test Facility
Pasadena, California: Olympia Medical Center
Pasadena: Anson Aerospace Corporation Headquarters
Pasadena: Olympia Medical Center
Pasadena, California: Hartunian Residence
Pasadena: Anson Aerospace Corporation Headquarters
Pasadena, California: Anson Residence
Anson’s Inner Sanctum
Santa Monica: Ocean View Motel
Approach
ABL-1: Ranging Laser Housing
Santa Monica Airport
ABL-1: Cockpit
U.S. Route 12, Bitterroot Mountains, Idaho
The Pentagon: Situation Room
ABL-1: Beam Management Compartment
Japan: Misawa Air Force Base
The Pentagon: Situation Room
Santa Monica Airport
Air Force One
ABL-1: Laser Fuel Tank Section
Spokane, Washington: Northwest Regional Electrical Power Headquarters
The Pentagon: Situation Room
San Francisco International Airport
ABL-1: Battle Management Compartment
U.S. Route 12, Bitterroot Mountains, Idaho
Japan: Misawa Air Force Base
ABL-1: Cockpit
The Pentagon: Situation Room
ABL-1: Lavatory
Washington, D.C.: State Department
San Francisco: St. Francis Hotel
ABL-1: Cockpit
The Pentagon: Situation Room
U.S. Route 12, Bitterroot Mountains, Idaho
ABL-1: Beam Management Compartment
ABL-1: Cockpit
San Francisco: St. Francis Hotel
The Pentagon: Situation Room
ABL-1: COIL Bay
ABL-1: Battle Management Station
Engagement
The Pentagon: Secretary of Defense’s Office
U.S. Route 12, Bitterroot Mountains, Idaho
ABL-1: Cockpit
San Francisco: The Cow Palace
ABL-1: Beam Management Compartment
The Pentagon: Secretary of Defense’s Office
The Pentagon: Elevator
The Pentagon: Situation Room
ABL-1: Battle Management Compartment
U.S. Route 12, Bitterroot Mountains, Idaho
ABL-1: Cockpit
San Francisco: The Cow Palace
ABL-1: Cockpit
The Pentagon: Situation Room
San Francisco: The Cow Palace
Japan: Misawa Air Base
ABL-1: Cockpit
U.S. Route 12, Bitterroot Mountains, Idaho
San Francisco: The Cow Palace
ABL-1: Cockpit
The Pentagon: Situation Room
ABL-1: Galley
San Francisco: The Cow Palace
Washington, D.C.: Foggy Bottom
Missoula Community Hospital, Montana
ABL-1: Galley
ABL-1: Beam Control Compartment
Georgetown, D.C.: The Scheib Residence
Washington, D.C.: New Jersey Avenue SE
Air Force One
ABL-1: Crew Compartment
Missoula Community Hospital, Montana
Washington, D.C.: Jefferson Hotel
ABL-1: Cockpit
Washington, D.C.: Hamburger Palace
Japan: Misawa Air Base
Pasadena, California: Anson Residence
