Preemptive Strike

ISBN: 145644106X

Author: Scully, John H.

Condition: New

The year is 1953. The Cold War is frigid and the Soviets are winning. Their intercontinental nuclear missile program is five years ahead of Americas but lacks a single critical technology: the material to protect the missile nosecones on reentry. The Kremlin knows the Americans possess this technology and activates its gorgeous and ruthless American-embedded spy, Agent Sonya, to obtain the carefully guarded secret with full authority to use extreme measures. Only Dominic Benvenuto, a young FBI phenom, stands between Sonya and total nuclear destruction of the United States. Meticulously researched and thrillingly told, "Preemptive Strike" relates a precarious moment in history when the fate of the world lay in the hands of a very select few. "A well researched, tense tale of cold war espionage, as two superpowers vied for nuclear supremacy. The author's care for history and suspenseful conclusion make this bit of fiction a great read--a terrific first effort." George J. Tenet Former Director, Central Intelligence Agency