He sent a signal o fire only one nuclear warhead from a Russian nuclear submarine submerged in the Central Pacific, code-named Operation "Iron Fist," and aimed at San Francisco.Kelly""s objections to Stryker""s strident wishes failed.Stryker suspected the X-School as a cover-up for mutant activity after exhibiting surveillance photographs (showing a jet parked under the basketball court).On the train, an unidentified pair of hands assembled a gun with a silencer, while Ethan phoned "Max" and told her the disk was under her seat.Other characters include a small-town sheriff, a drunken Irish gardener, a big-game hunter, and two Brazilian leopards..." Macreedy walks from he jail down the dusty street back to the hotel.Hospitably, Reno Smith, owner of the Three-Bar Ranch, introduces himself and strikes up a friendly conversation.