Many novels start with a knock on the door, a phone call, or someone setting off on a journey. I prefer to thrust the reader immediately into the opening scene. Catch their attention. Make them wonder what’s going on – but more importantly, what’s going to happen next? Every action has a reaction, followed by […]
The Nuclear Triad – What Is It?
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 […]
Coming Soon to a City or Town Near You
– 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 […]
Area 51
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 […]
The Fallout- A Study in Unintended Consequences.
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 […]
North Korea’s Hydrogen Ambitions
– North Korea and Hydrogen Bombs – North Korea has been in the news recently claiming to have tested a hydrogen bomb. That’s a complex fusion reaction triggered by an atomic device, a fission reaction. If the claim is true, that’s a quantum leap in nuclear technology that adds a credible threat to its neighbors […]
