"RPG-7, AT4, AK-74, communication jamming equipment," Graham listed one by one, "These are not things you can get from an ordinary black market. There are countries supporting you. Mexico? Libya? Or that group of Madmen from the Phoenix Society?"
"You guess."
"I am negotiating seriously, Mr. Calum McDonald. If there is national support behind you, it changes everything. It's no longer an internal conflict, but an attack on UK sovereignty by foreign forces. We could invoke NATO's Article 5 to involve the entire Alliance."
The threat was stark and blatant.
But Calum McDonald laughed, "Then you should go ahead and invoke it. Let the Americans come to Scotland to suppress the uprising, let the Germans and French see how you deal with people demanding independence. What a grand international image, right?"
Graham's face darkened.
The negotiation was at an impasse.
Just then, Graham's phone vibrated. He glanced at it, his expression shifting slightly.
