Dale Brown

Will the most powerful defense system in history be used to safeguard America or to force universal domination? The US has unleashed Thor's Hammer, a missile-launching satellite that can strike anywhere on the planet in seconds. Originally published: New York: William Morrow, 2010; London: Corsair, 2011

When China launches the first successful test of its deadly new Dong Feng-21D antiship ballistic missile, President Phoenix finds himself facing up to a terrible reality: he has just slashed the military budget to reduce the national debt. But without funds to compete with China's advancing technology, the future looks bleak - are America's days of