Blog Archives - R. Lawson Author https://rlawsonauthor.com/category/blog/ Intelligent Thrillers Sun, 14 Apr 2024 19:46:22 +0000 en-US hourly 1 55015724 Threats https://rlawsonauthor.com/threats/ https://rlawsonauthor.com/threats/#respond Wed, 24 May 2023 21:38:12 +0000 https://rlawsonauthor.com/?p=1349 As I watch the news, there is a constant parade of threats to our country- Some real, some imagined, or hyped, but others represent truly existential dangers to the homeland. And some are threats that I have dramatized in my novels over the past ten years. Maybe coincidence, maybe prescience.  Published in the mystery, thriller, […]

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]]> https://rlawsonauthor.com/threats/feed/ 0 1349 Contemporary Threats https://rlawsonauthor.com/contemporary-threats/ https://rlawsonauthor.com/contemporary-threats/#respond Thu, 18 May 2017 15:42:14 +0000 http://rlawsonauthor.com/?p=432 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 […]

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]]> https://rlawsonauthor.com/contemporary-threats/feed/ 0 432 Hard Choices https://rlawsonauthor.com/hard-choices/ https://rlawsonauthor.com/hard-choices/#respond Fri, 04 Nov 2016 21:14:17 +0000 http://rlawsonauthor.com/?p=410 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 […]

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]]> https://rlawsonauthor.com/hard-choices/feed/ 0 410 Lex Talionis https://rlawsonauthor.com/lex-talionis/ https://rlawsonauthor.com/lex-talionis/#respond Wed, 06 Jul 2016 00:30:01 +0000 http://rlawsonauthor.com/?p=319 Lex Talionis Do you know the meaning of Lex Talionis? It is Latin for the “law of retaliation.” You may also know it by its common usage or interpretation as , “An eye for an eye” in the Torah. The origin of this term is explored in my third novel, Retribution. Background :  Biff Roberts, […]

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]]> https://rlawsonauthor.com/lex-talionis/feed/ 0 319 Can You Cheat a Lie Detector Test? https://rlawsonauthor.com/can-you-cheat-a-lie-detector-test/ https://rlawsonauthor.com/can-you-cheat-a-lie-detector-test/#respond Wed, 25 May 2016 16:48:24 +0000 http://rlawsonauthor.com/?p=315 Is it possible to cheat a polygraph, also known as a lie detector, test ?  It’s possible, but it requires intensive training to develop the skill. I touch on this in my latest novel, The Carrington Prophecy. Background:  The South Korean Security, N.I.S,  an agency patterned after the CIA, has captured a North Korean spy […]

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]]> https://rlawsonauthor.com/can-you-cheat-a-lie-detector-test/feed/ 0 315 WMDs (Weapons of Mass Destruction) https://rlawsonauthor.com/wmds-weapons-of-mass-destruction/ https://rlawsonauthor.com/wmds-weapons-of-mass-destruction/#respond Thu, 05 May 2016 02:13:28 +0000 http://rlawsonauthor.com/?p=329 Most people think only of nuclear devices or  bombs, when Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) are mentioned. But there are other devastating weapons of mass destruction. For example, Anthrax is a bio-terrorism agent and is addressed in my first novel, Cabo Caper.  Anthrax is highly contagious and will kill anyone exposed in a very short […]

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]]> https://rlawsonauthor.com/wmds-weapons-of-mass-destruction/feed/ 0 329 The Nuclear Triad – What Is It? https://rlawsonauthor.com/the-nuclear-triad-what-is-it/ Fri, 12 Feb 2016 18:12:47 +0000 http://rlawsonauthor.com/?p=287 The Nuclear Triad – Do you know what that designates? If you don’t, do not feel bad. That question stumped a leading presidential candidate in a recent national debate on TV. The nuclear triad refers to the three means of delivering our nuclear arsenal: The strategic air command (SAC-B-52’s), ICBM’s, and ballistic missile nuclear submarines […]

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]]> 287 Coming Soon to a City or Town Near You https://rlawsonauthor.com/coming-soon-to-a-city-or-town-near-you/ https://rlawsonauthor.com/coming-soon-to-a-city-or-town-near-you/#respond Tue, 09 Feb 2016 18:08:05 +0000 http://rlawsonauthor.com/?p=277 – Coming Soon to a City or Town Near You …Do Paris or San Bernardino Ring a Bell? – We’re talking about the threat of homegrown jihadists. My fourth novel, Existential Threats, published last August before those two horrifying and tragic events occurred illustrates the challenges faced by Biff Roberts, a CIA operative tasked to […]

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]]> https://rlawsonauthor.com/coming-soon-to-a-city-or-town-near-you/feed/ 0 277 Area 51 https://rlawsonauthor.com/area-51-carrington-prophecy/ https://rlawsonauthor.com/area-51-carrington-prophecy/#respond Mon, 08 Feb 2016 00:45:17 +0000 http://rlawsonauthor.com/?p=306 Ever hear of Area 51 ? Ever wondered what goes on there ? If you read chapter ten of of my latest novel, The Carrington Prophecy, you’ll get a good idea. Here is a little background: Biff Roberts, CIA’s counter terrorism (CT) director is researching a credible threat of an EMP (electromagnetic pulse) sneak attack […]

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]]> https://rlawsonauthor.com/area-51-carrington-prophecy/feed/ 0 306 The Fallout- A Study in Unintended Consequences. https://rlawsonauthor.com/the-fallout-a-study-in-unintended-consequences/ https://rlawsonauthor.com/the-fallout-a-study-in-unintended-consequences/#respond Mon, 25 Jan 2016 15:18:50 +0000 http://rlawsonauthor.com/?p=284 A Short History and The Consequences The Shiites and Sunnis in the Middle East have been fighting on and off for a millennium. Current events are new only the in dimension of the fallout impacting the rest of the world. Shiite Imans are considered descendants of Muhammad and view the Sunnis an inferior sect. That’s […]

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