The “Rocket Man,” Kim Jong-un, continues to saber rattle, firing another missile over Japan and making threats. What is the best way to deal with a personality like that? It’s a dicey situation considering the proximity of South Korea and Japan and our troops stationed there. The UN voted to increase sanctions, once again, despite […]
What are chances North Korea could pull off a nuclear “Pearl Harbor”?
The answer to that question is foremost these days in the minds of our President, his flag officers and security advisors at all levels. Basically, the threat exists, but can Kim Jong-un’s rocket scientists launch an ICBM (intercontinental ballistic missile) capable of reaching America’s soil? How far are they along in accomplishing that maniacal goal? […]
Recall and the Vietnam Era
VIETNAM – What does that name mean to you? If you were born after 1975, like half of our population, it probably has little or no meaning. For the other half who witnessed the war in Southeast Asia, it may still conjure up mixed emotions or it has simply faded from memory. But for those involved […]
Contemporary Threats
The common theme of my five published novels is terrorism and counter-terrorism, a timely and disturbing subject in today’s world. The threats I cover take many forms- bioterrorism in Cabo Caper, cyberwarfare in Killing Time, targeted assassinations in Retribution, radical Islamic Jihadists in Existential Threats, and the threat of a North Korean nuclear EMP (Electromagnetic […]
New Release Coming: Recall
Recall by R. Lawson My sixth novel, Recall, is on pace for publication this summer. Recall is a fictional historical narrative, a different genre than my five previous novels. Although it features the same protagonist, Biff Roberts, (who you may know from my espionage series of intelligent thrillers,) the story is based on based on […]
Hard Choices
The central theme in my five published novels is terrorism. The series features the counterterrorism (CT) efforts of my protagonist, Biff Roberts, a veteran CIA operative now directing Langley’s CT Division. Biff plays hardball meeting the challenges, realizing the world is changing and we face more threats than ever, forcing us to make hard choices […]
