Assault on Alpha Base

By: Doug Beason

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Synopsis: A US Air Force commander fights to take back his base and stop terrorists from unleashing a nuclear attack in this gripping thriller. The greatest power on Earth is about to be stripped of its defenses Alpha Base. It&’s the home of America&’s nuclear stockpile, over 5,000 warheads protected by a formidable high-tech security system deep in the salt flats of Nevada. If Alpha Base is ever penetrated, no one on earth will be safe . . . From the heart of remote Africa, a terrorist army has launched a daring plot. Their objective: seize Alpha and steal its deadly cache of superweapons. Their allies: American scientist Dr. Anthony Harding and his lover Vikki Osborrn, self-styled revolutionaries who&’ll blast a pathway to the base from its own backyard. Their adversary: Major William McGriffin, USAF; acting commander of the base. Cut off from his command post, McGriffin must implement a surgically precise counterstrike to retake Alpha-knowing that if he makes one mistake, the entire world will pay . . . Praise for Assault on Alpha Base&“So real, so disturbing . . . Will easily double your heart rate.&” —M. E. Morris, author of The Icemen