208 a liver shot: Eric C. Stevens, “Analysis of the Liver Shot: Throwing and Defending,” BreakingMuscle.com, accessed August 21, 2014, http://breakingmuscle.com/martial-arts/analysis-of-the-liver-shot-throwing-and-defending.

210 “at DevGru with me”: Brandon Webb, “DEVGRU/SEAL TEAM 6,” Sofrep.com, accessed August 21, 2014, http://sofrep.com/devgru-seal-team-6/.

211 “cognitive augmentation”: Ed Boyden, “In Pursuit of Human Augmentation,” MIT Technology Review, September 17, 2007, accessed August 21, 2014, http://www.technologyreview.com/view/408686/in-pursuit-of-human-augmentation/.

211 “JSOC”: “Joint Special Operations Command,” U.S. Special Operations Command, accessed August 21, 2014, http://www.socom.mil/Pages/JointSpecialOperationsCommand.aspx.

211 “One Hundred Sixtieth helo drivers”: “160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment (Airborne),” U.S. Army, accessed August 21, 2014, http://www.soc.mil/ARSOAC/160th.html; the Persistent Operations Group is a fictional special-mission unit.

215 penthouse suite number 3: “Moana Surfrider Room Types,” Starwood Hotels and Resorts Worldwide, accessed August 21, 2014, http://www.moana-surfrider.com/roomsandsuites/roomtypes/.

222 AH-1Z Viper attack helicopters: “AH-1Z Super Cobra/Viper,” U.S. Marine Corps, accessed August 22, 2014, http://www.marines.com/operating-forces/equipment/aircraft/ah-1z-cobra.

227 the Republic of Kalaallit Nunaat: “Greenland: Oil Fortune to Fund Independence,” United Nations Regional Information Centre for Western Europe, accessed August 23, 2014, http://www.unric.org/en/indigenous-people/27308-greenland-oil-fortune-to-fund-independence.

228 massive oil fields were discovered: “U.S. Department of the Interior U.S. Geological Survey USGS Fact Sheet 2008–3049 2008 Circum-Arctic Resource Appraisal: Estimates of Undiscovered Oil and Gas North of the Arctic Circle,” U.S. Geological Survey 2008, accessed August 23, 2014, http://pubs.usgs.gov/fs/2008/3049/fs2008-3049.pdf.

228 the U.S. Coast Guard had only one: “USCGC Healy (WAGB-20),” U.S. Coast Guard, accessed August 23, 2014, http://www.uscg.mil/pacarea/cgcHealy/.

230 steadying a spotting scope: Geoffrey Ingersoll, “New ‘One-Shot’ Rifle Sight Could Make Snipers Deadlier Than Ever,” Business Insider, October 12, 2012, accessed August 23, 2014, http://www.businessinsider.com/new-one-shot-rifle-sight-technology-does-the-aiming-for-every-sniper-2012-10.

230 a QBU-88 rifle: “QBU-88,” World Guns, accessed October 6, 2014, http://world.guns.ru/sniper/sniper-rifles/ch/qbu-e.html.

230 with a TrackingPoint spotter: “What the Shooter Does,” Tracking Point, accessed August 23, 2014, http://tracking-point.com/.

231 Hawaii’s first radar defense network: “Mount Kaala, Oahu, HI,” Radomes.org, accessed August 23, 2014, http://www.radomes.org/museum/recent/KaalaAFSOahuHI.html.

235 Gulf of the Farallones: “Welcome to Gulf of the Farallones National Marine Sanctuary,” National Ocean Service, August 7, 2014, accessed August 23, 2014, http://farallones.noaa.gov/.

235 at full EMCON A: “Emission Control,” U.S. Navy, accessed August 23, 2014, http://www.navair.navy.mil/ibst/03_E3/emcon.html.

235 stealthy unmanned surface vessels: Sandra I. Erwin, “Navy Will Deploy Swarms of Autonomous Robots to Protect Warships at Sea,” National Defense, October 5, 2014, accessed October 5, 2014, http://www.nationaldefensemagazine.org/blog/Lists/Posts/Post.aspx?ID=1628.

239 The American military had gotten the idea: Ellen Nakashima and Craig Whitlock, “With Air Force’s Gorgon Drone ‘We Can See Everything,’ ” Washington Post, January 2, 2011, accessed August 23, 2014, http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/01/01/AR2011010102690.html.

242 “what you should fear”: Jack Pemment, “Blame the Amygdala: The Neuroscience of Crime and Violent Behavior,” Psychology Today, April 5, 2013, accessed October 27, 2014, http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/blame-the-amygdala/201301/what-would-we-find-wrong-in-the-brain-serial-killer.

243 the way sandtiger sharks cooperated: “Co-Operative Hunting in Sandtiger Sharks,” ReefQuest Centre for Shark Research, accessed August 23, 2014, http://www.elasmo-research.org/education/topics/b_coop_hunting.htm.

243 Mark 81 rocket-powered torpedo: Eric Adams, “Supercavitating Torpedo,” Popular Science, June 1, 2004, accessed August 23, 2014, http://www.popsci.com/scitech/article/2004-06/supercavitating-torpedo; fictional weapon.

247 idea from that video game: “Call of Duty: Ghosts,” Activision, accessed August 23, 2014, http://www.callofduty.com/ghosts/home.

250 dehydrated roast pork and mooncakes: Gregory Mone, “Eat Like a Taikonaut,” Popular Science, July 25, 2007, accessed August 23, 2014, http://www.popsci.com/article/2007-07/eat-taikonaut.

250 fired an antisatellite missile: Peter Grier, “The Flying Tomato Can,” Air Force Magazine, February 2009, accessed August 23, 2014, http://www.airforcemag.com/magazinearchive/pages/2009/february%202009/0209tomato.aspx?signon=false.

254 “Out of the blue”: Steve Hammond and David Pierce, “Space Pirates,” Flash Fearless Vs. the Zorg Women, Parts 5 & 6, 1975, performed by Alice Cooper, http://www.allmusic.com/song/space-pirates-mt0011871423.

256 Ehukai Beach: “Ehukai Beach Park,” Hawaii Beach Safety, accessed August 23, 2014, http://oceansafety.ancl.hawaii.edu/v/2.0/?i=oahu&shid=1&bch=ehukai.

257 a small black lobster: Maryann Lawlor, “Lobsters Populate Navy Robot Platter,” Signal Online, May 2004, accessed August 23, 2014, http://www.afcea.org/content/?q=node/135.

257 the lobster made a final sprint: Joseph Ayers, “Biomimetic Underwater Robot Program,” Northeastern Marine Science Center, accessed August 23, 2014, http://www.neurotechnology.neu.edu/.

258 suppressed HK 416 rifles: “HK416 A5,” Heckler and Koch, accessed August 17, 2014, http://www.heckler-koch.com/en/products/military/assault-rifles/hk416-a5/hk416-a5-11/overview.html.

258 swim to shore without oxygen tanks: “110 Predictions for the Next 110 Years,” Popular Mechanics, December 10, 2012, accessed August 23, 2014, http://www.popularmechanics.com/technology/engineering/news/110-predictions-for-the-next-110-years.

259 the Tallyho had originally been: “Spaceships: Virgin Galactic’s Vehicles,” Virgin Galactic, accessed August 23, 2014, http://www.virgingalactic.com/overview/spaceships; fictional spaceship.

260 Harry Winston in London’s Mayfair: “Harry Winston,” Bond Street Association, accessed August 23, 2014, http://www.bondstreet.co.uk/shop/harry-winston/.

260 the image had stuck with Sir Aeric: Thom Patterson, “Overheard on CNN: New Shuttle Needs Space Plane ‘Coolness,’ ” CNN.com, June 8, 2012, accessed March 18, 2014, http://www.cnn.com/2012/06/08/us/space-shuttle-overheard-on-cnn/index.html?hpt=hp_c2.

261 a love that would never come: Christopher Paul et al., “Paths to Victory: Detailed Insurgency Case Studies,” RAND Corporation, 2013, accessed August 23, 2014, http://www.rand.org/pubs/research_reports/RR291z2.html.

261 civilian-style Great Wall pickups: “Wingle 5,” Great Wall Motors, accessed August 23, 2014, http://www.gwm-global.com/wingle5.html.

265 the two metallic hands: Francie Diep, “A Mind-Controlled Robotic Hand with a Sense of Touch,” Popular Science, February 5, 2014, accessed August 23, 2014, http://www.popsci.com/article/science/mind-controlled-robotic-hand-sense-touch.

266 “lenses of the wrong prescription”: Emily Gold Boutilier, “Thinking the World into Motion,” Brown Alumni Magazine, January 2005, accessed August 23, 2014, http://archive.today/hf0P9.

266 “William Gibson’s 1984 novel Neuromancer”: Ed Cumming, “The Man Who Saw Tomorrow,” Guardian, July 27, 2014, accessed August 23, 2014, http://www.theguardian.com/books/2014/jul/28/william-gibson-neuromancer-cyberpunk-books. Also see http://williamgibsonbooks.com/books/neuromancer.asp.