Existential Threats Archives - R. Lawson Author https://rlawsonauthor.com/category/existential-threats/ Intelligent Thrillers Wed, 24 May 2023 21:39:13 +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 IEDs and Modern Terror https://rlawsonauthor.com/ied-improvised-explosive-device/ https://rlawsonauthor.com/ied-improvised-explosive-device/#respond Sun, 04 Sep 2016 00:00:26 +0000 http://rlawsonauthor.com/?p=317 The IED Do you know what IED stands for? It stands for Improvised Explosive Device. The same kind that have killed and maimed our military in Iraq and Afghanistan. Developed by bomb masters in Iran for their militia and exported throughout the Middle East for military or terrorist use, IEDs have become the signature weapon […]

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]]> https://rlawsonauthor.com/ied-improvised-explosive-device/feed/ 0 317 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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