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DEFCON: Defense Readiness Condition
DEFCON Five: normal peacetime activities
DEFCON Four: increase intelligence watch and increase security
DEFCON Three: forces on standby, awaiting further orders
DEFCON Two: forces ready for combat
DEFCON One: forces deployed for combat
In this explosive bestseller, the United States and the Soviet Union are poised on the brink of Armageddon. Glasnost has failed, Russia is economically desperate, and Gorbachev's successor has launched the first strike in what may become World War III. Only one man knows the full extent of the impending horror—a CIA operative trapped in the Kremlin.
Written by a former Marine Corps pilot, DEFCON One is a blistering scenario of men and war—exciting, tense, and frighteningly real.
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“[A] gripping techno-thriller…Weber, a former Marine fighter pilot, handles the military aspects of the developing confrontation convincingly, concentrating on air and naval operations…Frighteninglycredible.”
— Publishers Weekly
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“For military buffs, DEFCON'’s the one…A taut narrative that should please and entertain those military buffs who like their action seasoned with high-level espionage.”
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“A war thriller not for the faint of heart. The pace of DEFCON One is faster than a heat-seeking missile…If military thrillers are for you, the DEFCON One is a must-read.”
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“Weber’s forte is his ability to tell a fast-paced war story filled with accurate details of the latest weapons systems.”
— Library Journal
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A New York Times bestseller
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About Joe Weber
Joe Weber is a former fighter pilot who knows his subject well. His military thrillers are fast-paced, accurate, and as current as this morning’s headlines. His novels have appeared on the bestseller lists of the New York Times, Publishers Weekly, the Associated Press, and the Chicago Tribune and have been translated into Chinese, Japanese, Hebrew, Spanish, Polish, Russian, and Italian. Mr. Weber holds a master of science degree in aviation management and is an Airline Transport–rated pilot with over 10,500 hours of flight time in 43 different types of aircraft, ranging from aerobatic biplanes and high-performance military jets to four engine transports. He served in the United States Marine Corps from 1970–1975. A native of Enid, Oklahoma, he lives near Pensacola, Florida, with his wife.
About Keith Szarabajka
Keith Szarabajka has appeared in many films, including The Dark Knight, Missing, and A Perfect World, and on such television shows as The Equalizer, Angel, Cold Case, Golden Years, and Profit. Szarabajka has also appeared in several episodes of Selected Shorts for National Public Radio. He won the 2001 Audie Award for Unabridged Fiction for his reading of Tom Robbins’s Fierce Invalids Home from Hot Climates and has won several Earphones Awards.