Col. Abraham Ellis, commander of the new Earth ship Apollo, barrels into Atlantis on a single-minded mission. Intel indicates that the Asuran Replicators have been building an armada of ships to attack Earth, so Ellis's orders are to launch a massive pre-emptive nuclear strike against them. Disregarding Dr. Weir's serious doubts, Ellis attacks Asuras, leaving the Replicators' homeworld a smoking ruin.
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