The world is peering into the terrifying chasm of a new kind of conflict, where
computers take over from missiles and global damnation comes at the click of a b
utton. Cyber-warfare: the kind that brings nations to their knees, switching off
energy lifelines, crippling the financial markets, starving leaders of authorit
y. An old Russian nuclear reactor goes into Chernobyl-style meltdown, while on t
he other side of the world, the US Eastern Seabord is plunged into darkness. Nob
ody knows -- yet -- who is responsible for the chaos. Hidden from the rest of th
e world, an extraordinary meeting of the US President, the Russian President and
the British Prime Minister is about to take place. They have the weekend to sav
e the world -- and they must do it alone. Meanwhile something serious is going o
n in Beijing: it looks as though the Chinese are preparing for the final thrust
against their old enemies, bringing them to their knees without a single shot be
ing fired...
