Ashfall (백두산)

On the sixteenth,

the USS Watson will arrive in Chongjin Port of North Korea,

where the remaining six nuclear warheads are to be dismantled.

This marks the final stage of North Korea's

denuclearization.

The dismantling of the last six nuclear warheads

is supposed to take place on the sixteenth.

Despite all the difficulties

and differences of opinion in the past,

both nations have finally managed to reach

a peaceful agreement.

The world can breathe a sigh of relief.

The entire area has been completely blocked off

for public access.

If anyone even dares to approach the area...

This rusted monster

that is stuck in the ground in front of me

is an AN-M64,

it's a relic from the Korean War.

Okay, now take it nice and easy,

turn the trigger,

and now slowly, gently remove it.

Hey, could you keep it down, over there?!

I'm trying to get some work done, okay?

Idiot. It's called an unexploded bomb,

because it's never exploded.

It's that simple, it's called a dud.

No dud has ever exploded,

during my whole career at the EOD.

What's with him today?

I don't know,

he's probably suffering from pre-discharge jitters.

Why do we even wear all this crap?

It's hot as hell and doesn't even protect us.

I'm trying to work here, I really need to concentrate.

Yeah, of course, sorry.

I mean, if you think about it

there's really no safer job in the world than ours.

Is there? What do you think?

If only I could convince Ji-Young to see it like that.

Well, that's why you're not doing work in the war zone

anymore, right...

Ah, I feel like, I'm forgetting something

that's really important.

The team dinner tonight?

Oh yeah. How could I forget? The team dinner.

Hope we're not eating at the "Great Wall" again.

- We'll be eating there. - I bet you, Professor Min

secretly secretly owns that place.

No but that wasn't it.

I feel like there's something else I forgot today.

Your husband is running late once again?

Maybe. He got a new contract.

I really don't know.

Whatever.

Don't you think I''s about time that you let us know.

I can't believe you made us wait this long,

it's the thirty-second week.

It's the law that decides, not me.

Ah, I swear this hospital feels more like a courthouse.

You can't wait anymore, it's time right!?

You're right. Will it be a boy or is it a girl? Hm?

[Captain Cho 12 Missed Calls]

Hey, cutie cute!

Go ahead tell me, is it a boy or girl?

Oh excuse me, but do I know you?

Come on, sweetie.

I'm almost there, I'm right around the corner,

- stuck in traffic. - Okay.

Were you ordered to go out on a new task?

Um... Not really...

Why don;t you ever tell me,

when you;re being sent out on a new task?

Aach...

- Cause I know that you'd always worry. - I knew you got sent out.

Yeah, but from now on they won't be calling me out anymore,

even if I beg them to.

Alright, now tell me. What's it gonna be?

- What? What should I tell you? - All about our baby?

- Oh... well, the doctor told me... - Yeah?

not to tell you anything, because you were so late.

- He sounds like a real bastard. - It's a she.

Oh wow, really? A girl?

No, my doctor is a she.

Oh, this is very stressful.

- - Why do you do this to me?

Okay, I'm getting in the elevator right now.

I'll tell you everything when you get home.

- I ah... - Over and out.

I hate traffic...

I'm standing here at the 425 Korean Cultural Center,

where the Work Party4s Congress is currently taking place.

High-level officials are present

to witness the completion of the denuclearization program,

which will be confirmed and announced today.

USS Watson will arrive at Chongjin Port on the 16th

to collect and disarm

the remaining intercontinental ballistic missiles.

This joint action will complete denuclearization...

Dear Viewers, as I stand here speaking to you,

we are experiencing an earthquake.

That is on...

The Cultural Center is being destroyed!

I repeat...

Oh, God!

The Cultural Center has jus...

What the hell is going on!?

7.8 quake. Beware of aftershocks!

Ji-young! Oh shit!

God...

Breaking news. The Baekdu Mountain has erupted.

A magnitude 8, the most explosive on the index.

Here at YTN we have exclusive footage for you

...Experts are already talking about

an unprecedented catastrophe. On a scale...

...it4s been confirmed that the earthquake had a magnitude

of 7.8 on the Richter scale.

There was massive damage across the entire Korean Peninsula.

Extensive evacuation measures have been issued for Seoul...

According to experts,

further explosions can be expected soon.

...not only are all airways blocked,

but a large part of the roads has been destroyed.

The city of Pyongyang has burned to ashes

And currently in a state of chaos and anarchy.

Meanwhile China mobilizes the military

- for civil protection and... - The White House has issued a warning

due to China's mobilization at 10 a.m. Korean time

and advises U.S. citizens currently residing in Korea

to immediately leave the country.

Are you Professor Kang Bong-Rae?

Ahh...

Robert... Robert...

And I'm not a professor anymore,

because I just handed in my resignation.

Ah...

I'm Jun Yoo-Kyung, Senior Secretary to the President.

Uh-ha and what do you want from me?

Your professional help is what we need.

Took you long enough

to realize that you needed my help.

You know I'm sorry, but I have to go now.

I'm sure you know, there's been an evacuation order.

See. There's my Eagle,

I'm a US-citizen sure you've seen one of these before!?

Why is this... stupid thing...

Come on...

Let me help you.

Wow you're very strong. Really impressive.

Well, okay, I hope you have have nice day.

Professor, read your thesis

you published three years ago it was very impressive.

Three years ago I predicted this would happen

and sent out a warning.

Yeah and what did I get in return,

everyone laughed at me and called me "Professor Hot Air".

And now you want my advice.

The dean of this University

is currently being tried on embezzlement charges.

If needed I'll issue a travel ban for you

- and declare you a key witness. - Wait a minute,

I can't believe what I'm hearing

are you trying to blackmail me, or what?

Yes, only because I have to.

And I am willing to do more if needed.

I'll only need you for three hours.

I'm begging you.

There are 4 magma chambers under the Baekdu mountain.

The remaining 3 chambers will explode consecutively,

following the first chamber which has already exploded.

How much time do we have before it explodes again?

Here's an estimation for the remaining eruptions.

The scale of the second and third explosions

could be relatively weak.

You see, the real problem here

is if the last one actually erupts.

Successive eruptions are definitely certain,

But the last eruption will trigger

an earthquake of 8.0 on the Richter scale,

which will cause damage to over 48% of the Korean peninsula.

Professor Kang from Princeton University.

Shit.

Okay, aah...

Here we see the data of a simulation,

that I've been working on for the past three years.

With an artificially induced 600-kiloton explosion

within a five-kilometer radius of the chamber,

you could reduce the chamber pressure by an estimated 45 percent,

with a probability of 3.48 percent.

And ah, what exactly does that mean?