Existential Threats Archives - R. Lawson Author https://rlawsonauthor.com/tag/existential-threats/ Intelligent Thrillers Mon, 08 Oct 2018 22:02:44 +0000 en-US hourly 1 55015724 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 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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