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S'està carregant… The Trident Deceptionde Rick Campbell
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Apunta't a LibraryThing per saber si aquest llibre et pot agradar. No hi ha cap discussió a Converses sobre aquesta obra. Crimson Tide meets The Hunt for Red October. Iran is about the get a nuclear weapon so Israel asks for bunker busting tactical nukes. When the U.S. refuses, Israel has valid launch orders sent to the USS Kentucky and radio room treachery precludes its receipt of termination orders. The U.S. fleet is told the Chinese have stolen plans for a Trident sub and seek to sink her, but cannot locate her as there is a blind spot in their newest sonar. Good action, with a little too much technical showing off by ex-submariner and author Rick Campbell. I liked the nickname for the spliced USS San Francisco when they used a portion of the decommissioned USS Honolulu's hull to make the San Franlulu. I read “Ice Station Nautilus” and “Blackmail” earlier and enjoyed both. The extensive cast of characters was somewhat confusing as I had not read Campbell’s first two books, but I had not given any serious thought to going back and reading the earlier novels. I was delighted to see Campbell’s next offering, “Treason,” in Barnes and Noble and plan to read it soon. Before reading it, however, I decided to read Campbell’s first two books. Boy am I glad I did. “Trident Reception,” Campbell’s first book, is even better than “Ice Station Nautilus” and “Blackmail.” The USS Kentucky has been ordered to target Iran with its 24 nuclear missiles. Each missile carries eight warheads which are independently targeted, yielding the potential to strike 192 targets. If the Kentucky successfully completes its mission Iran will be obliterated. The action shifts back and forth among the multiple ships and aircraft attempting to intercept the Kentucky, the efforts of the Kentucky to avoid destruction, and the activities in Israel and Washington D. C. Campbell’s personal experience allows him to create complicating developments that will not occur to readers. The result is an excellent job of keeping readers in the dark and eager to keep reading. Although this is Campbell’s first book, and I favorably reviewed the third and fourth books in the series, I say without hesitation that this is his best book so far. I recommend it enthusiastically. Campbell has given us a masterful, fast-paced joy-ride of a novel. Full of action. Suspense, and danger, The Trident Deception does not disappoint. While full of technical information about how submarines are actually used and operated- the reader is not bogged down by it. In this case, it helps to establish setting. Kudos for Campbell for keeping it real and not giving into movie mythos in how submarine warfare is carried out. If you are in the mood for a story that will have you on the edge of your seat, pick up this book. You will not be disappointed. Sense ressenyes | afegeix-hi una ressenya
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"The USS Kentucky--a Trident ballistic missile submarine carrying a full complement of 192 nuclear warheads--is about to go on a routine cruise. Not long after it reaches the open sea, however, the Kentucky receives a launch order. After receiving that launch order, it is cut off from all counter-orders and disappears into the Pacific while it makes the eight-day transit to the launch site. What the Kentucky's crew doesn't know is that those launch orders haven't actually come from the U.S. government. Rogue elements within the Mossad have learned that Iran has developed its first nuclear weapon and, in ten days, will detonate it--and the target is Israel. The suspected weapon complex is too far underground for conventional weapons to harm it, and the only choice is a pre-emptive nuclear strike. With limited time, this rogue group initiates a long-planned operation called the Trident Deception. They'll transmit false orders and use a U.S. nuclear submarine to launch the attack. With only 8 days before the Kentucky is in launch range and with the submarine cut off from any outside communication, one senior officer, the father of one of the officers aboard the submarine, must assemble and lead a team of attack submarines to find, intercept and neutralize the Kentucky before it can unknowingly unleash a devastating nuclear attack"-- No s'han trobat descripcions de biblioteca. |
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Enjoyed the read. The action was reminiscent of the Hunt for Red October. A very good thought experiment on some of the vulnerabilities in our systems but nuclear and conventional. ( )