On the far side of the stream there are strange foot prints in the sand. Deep prints that indicate a heavy animal has walked this way, and recently.
The footprints look like those of a Puma or Mountain Lion. Sometimes one of them will come down from the hills and drink or feed on the other smaller animals that use the stream for water. Every few years a couple cattle will fall prey to a Mountain Lion, but the ranchers do a good job of keeping them under control. It is a mystery, the Puma does not usually get this large. Now time for this now, there is other work to do.
Vice-President Nixon and his entourage move up stream to the rocket testing site. Today a new air to air missile will be tested for the first time. It is simply a chance to fire it off, there is no expectation that it will be fired at a target. It is a simple launch and flight test.
The dignitaries and Secret Service protection team prepare for the launch. A tank sits nearby. It has been travelling with the missile for added security will remain until the missile launch testing is over. The Reds can be trusted to do the unexpected and so security is always paramount.
A close up of the missile, it's launch mechanism pulled tight and ready for the launch. This is a moment that everyone has been waiting to see!
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