A Novel. With the U.S. Pacific Fleet severely weakened, the Russian President initiates a bold plan to rebuild the old Soviet Union. In one swift strike, the Russian army moves to reoccupy a large number of the industrialised areas of the former USSR, while blockading much of the worlds oil and natural gas supply. To make matters worse, Russias Special Forces have wired every major oil and natural gas pipeline with explosives. If the U.S. moves to thwart Russia, theyll destroy them all. With NATO allies unwilling to face the consequences of intervening, the U.S. is risking disaster if it acts. Torn between the unthinkable and the