In a Moscow laboratory a genetic accident creates a new and lethal life form. And a mad Kremlin power broker proposes the unthinkable…In a Virginia think tank four Ph.D.’s decide to leak word of an ultimate weapon that does not exist. And the President signs his approval. The stage is set. The last, terrifying showdown of the superpowers has been set into motion. The deathwatch is about to begin…Condition: spine creased from reading, minimal shelf wear, bookstore stamp inside front cover.