▁ret ire ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁take ▁care ▁of ▁his ▁family , ▁his ▁father ▁convinced ▁him ▁that ▁his ▁place ▁was ▁on ▁the ▁Nathan ▁James . ▁ ▁CD R ▁Ch and ler ▁and ▁the ▁Nathan ▁James ' s ▁next ▁oppon ents ▁are ▁a ▁group ▁of ▁natural ▁Im m unes ▁led ▁by ▁former ▁Royal ▁Navy ▁Lieutenant ▁Commander ▁Se an ▁Ram sey ▁( Br ían ▁F . ▁O ' By r ne ), ▁who ▁have ▁taken ▁command ▁of ▁the ▁ ▁HMS ▁Ach illes . ▁ ▁The ▁Im m unes ▁have ▁also ▁brain w ashed ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Secretary ▁of ▁H ous ing ▁and ▁Urban ▁Development , ▁Jeff rey ▁Mich ener ▁( Mark ▁Mos es ), ▁who ▁is ▁the ▁sole ▁surv iving ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Cab inet ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁and ▁President ial ▁Line ▁of ▁Su cc ession . ▁ ▁After ▁the ▁defeat ▁of ▁the ▁Im m unes ▁and ▁the ▁successful ▁creation ▁of ▁the ▁" cont ag ious ▁c ure " ▁by ▁Dr . ▁Scott , ▁the ▁Nathan ▁James ▁is ▁put ▁into ▁dry d ock ▁in ▁St . ▁Louis , ▁Missouri , ▁where ▁Mich ener ▁is ▁sw orn ▁in ▁as ▁President ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁by ▁a ▁surv iving ▁judge . ▁ ▁One ▁of ▁Mich ener ' s ▁first ▁inaug ural ▁acts ▁as ▁President ▁is ▁to ▁promote ▁CD R ▁Ch and ler ▁to ▁the ▁position ▁of ▁Chief ▁of ▁Naval ▁Oper ations . ▁ ▁As ▁Chief ▁of ▁Naval ▁Oper ations , ▁Ch and ler ▁holds ▁the ▁rank ▁of ▁Captain , ▁having ▁turned ▁down ▁a ▁promotion ▁to ▁Admir al