Counterspace: The Next Hours of World War III by William B. Scott, Michael J. Coumatos, William Birnes
In William B. Scott's Counterspace: The Next Hours of World War III, North Korea detonates a nuclear weapon at the edge of space, silencing dozens of satellites, and rogue nations seize a unique opportunity to strike. An avalanche of crises erupt, fueled by a dearth of space situational awareness. Overnight, national leaders robbed of spy satellite imagery are making decisions in the blind. An Iranian missile threatens to destroy Israel; a Venezuelan "research" satellite jeopardizes the lives of three astronauts, and tech-savvy terrorist cells unleash back-to-back horrors in California.The White House turns to U.S. Strategic Command and its team of Deadsat II wargamers, racing the clock to stave off international disaster. But power-hungry officials are undermining those attempts. With a B-2 bomber minutes from obliterating a Chinese laser-weapon site, and two U.S. aircraft carriers in China's missile crosshairs, two great nations stand at the brink of nuclear war.
"Almost too real and too exciting for those of us who deal with threats to our national security every day. All government and defense-industry technocrats, bureaucrats and military leaders should read this book to stimulate their thinking. Everyone else should read it for the pure pleasure of an engrossing action-adventure tale." -- Gordon England, Former Deputy Secretary of Defense
"An authentic, thrilling glimpse into our future...takes us to the front lines of the space- and cyber-security world. A must-read to preview how our national-security future will unfold!" -- Gen. Richard B. Myers (USAF-Ret.), Former Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff
William B. Scott is a former bureau chief for Aviation Week & Space Technology magazine, a U.S. Air Force Test Pilot School flight test engineer graduate, and has served as a space communications security engineer at the National Security Agency. Michael J. Coumatos is a former U.S. Navy test pilot, was a search-and-rescue pilot during the Vietnam War, a ship's captain, a Commodore of U.S. and coalition naval task groups, and served as Director of Wargaming for U.S. Space Command. William Birnes is the New York Times bestselling co-author of The Day After Roswell.
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