Russia in the throes of economic devastation
is taken over by hardliners intent upon the destruction of the United
States. Russia launches a massive nuclear strike on the U.S. using
submarine launched cruise missiles and ICBMs. Jonathan Vauclain is
at the White House receiving the congratulations of the President
at the deployment of a new missile defense system. Vauclain, the
President and his staff listen to reports from NORAD as one by one
the missiles are struck down by Vauclain's force field that is
projected around the country.
Vauclain's shield has one very large drawback. The force
field stops everything from entering U.S. airspace, including
passenger planes carrying innocent people. Vauclain's wife and
daughter is on board one such plane. Vauclain is savaged by guilt
for their deaths.
A plot develops in the U.S. military to launch on Russia
as revenge for the realtively few deaths caused by a Russian EMP attack
just prior to the ICBM launch. The Russian SVR discovers the plot
and kidnaps Vauclain and his assistant/lover, Kerry Enloe. A moderate takes
over the Russian government, and he convinces Vauclain
to produce a smaller shield for deployment around Moscow to protect against
a rogue launch from the U.S. The U.S. military launches some ICBMs
at Moscow and Vauclain's shield stops the missiles saving the city
and its inhabitants. The U.S. brands Vauclain and Kerry traitors
for revealing the secret of the shield to the Russians.
The overjoyed Russians offer Vauclain and Kerry anything
they want. Vauclain responds that there is one thing that the Russians
could do for them.
A Russian submarine deposits Vauclain and Kerry on
a deserted spot on the Canadian coast. They will assume the identities
of two covert Russian agents who are being sent back to Russia. Vauclain
and his love go off to their new life together.
Author's Note:
This novel contains a highly detailed and realistic
portrayal of a strategic nuclear launch on the U.S. beginning first
with a massive electromagnetic pulse (EMP) attack involving many
satellites. The scenes in the current literature and movies are
always incorrect about the technology, details, and the military response.
Russia still has tens of thousands of nuclear warheads. If
the government is taken over by an extremely belligerent group, then
the danger of nuclear attack portrayed in Vauclain's Shield will
become all too real.
Status:
The novel is available at www.1stbooks.com/bookview/10917 which is the publisher's website, or you could call 1-888-280-7715. (It's a bit cheaper at the 1st Books site.) Hardbound, trade paperback, and electronic versions are all available now. It will soon be available at Amazon, Barnes & Noble, plus hopefully many other bookstores throughout the country.