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Book Description THE CARDINAL OF THE KREMLIN centers around arms contol negotiations between the United States and the Soviet Union in near the end of the Cold War. Both superpowers are secretly working to perfect a laser system that will be used to disrupt satellites and, ultimately, to be used as a National Missile Defense. Both states soon discover that the other is working on the same project, and both states find something in the others laser system that they need. This provides for an excellent spy plot. We are soon introduced, to Colonel Misha Filitov, an old, bitter, but high ranking member of the Soviet Party. We soon learn that he is highly respected, being a Hero of the Great Patriotic War against the German Nazi Facists. Much to the reader's surprise, we soon discover that Misha is, in fact, CARDINAL, a U.S. spy. When information intended to go from CARDINAL to Washington is leaked to the KGB, both countries find themselves immersed into a world of espionage balanced with the tense realm of politics, centering around arms control negoitations between the two superpowers. We also learn of the Archer, an Afghan freedom fighter. He is a soldier fighting the Russian advancement into Afghanistan, and also working as a spy for the United States in return for weapons and ammunition. The book itself largely deals with espinoage (Human Intelliegnce specificaly) and Mr.Clancy gives great attention to the craft of spies. About the Author(s) Tom Clancy is the bestselling author of The Bear and the Dragon, The Hunt for Red October, Red Storm Rising, Patriot Games, Clear and Present Danger, Without Remorse, Debt of Honor and Executive Orders. |
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