>"Sir, we have the Navy generals on the line. A division made up of the best soldiers we have along with our best equipment, supporting a team of the best scientists from both America and the EU who specialize in xenobiology and genetics is standing by aboard a US Navy destroyer just north of the edge of the bubble along the coast. Sailing south at full power they should be at the lighthouse within 45 minutes from mission launch. If all else fails, we can launch a precision strike from 200 KM offshore and destroy everything within the bubble.
>No.
>"Sir, I just got off the phone with the Major General of the Airforce, we are currently standing by on orders to release a squadron of Apaches, equipped with mile-long rope to hover above, then lower into the bubble to collect samples and record data, we can also drop as many men as necessary directly on the lighthouse without having to navigate potentially dangerous terrain."
>No.
>"Sir, I just got off the phone with contractors from the 5 biggest mining companies in the US. They are willing to lend their tools and their experts to dig a mile deep tunnel directly under the Lighthouse, which according to our top nuclear scientists is more than deep enough to avoid any harmful effects on the surface. We can then detonate a nuke or collect data by establishing hardline cables along the path while avoiding any more casualties."
>No.
>"Sir, the head of NASA has donated a top of the line prototype suit that can withstand solar flar-
>No.
>"Sir, our scientists have proposed that if we use a harpoon to shoot a steel rope with recording equipment inside the Shimmer and pull it back out, we can perhaps collect valuable data on what's insid-
>No.
>"Sir, I have 40 of the world's top Hang Gliders equipped with GoPros, since the Shimmer effects all of our drones and vehic-
>No.
>"Sir, I have a 5 mentally unstable female volunteers with some camping equipment and camera-
>By god you're on to something. Send them in.