The narrative centers on a rogue terrorist threat led by , a CIA-trained operative who has gone rogue. Solomon acquires stolen Russian portable nuclear weapons and plans to detonate them in major cities—including Paris and New York—to ignite a global conflict between the United States and Russia. Key Protagonists
US forces enter the Iraq-Iran border region following an earthquake to neutralize a group called the PLR (People's Liberation and Resistance), led by Faruk Al-Bashir.
A U.S. Marine who is part of the "Misfit 1-3" squad. Much of the story is told through his perspective as he explains his actions to interrogators to prevent a nuclear catastrophe.