Jack Ryan, CIA analyst, must rescue Colonel Filitov, America's highest agent in the Kremlin, from the KGB as the race to build the first Star Wars missile defense system continues.
With the world poised on the brink of nuclear war, Ryan and his FBI counterpart, Dan Murray, seek a solution before the chiefs of state lose control of themselves and the world.
Armed men prepare to take the fight to the enemy after three American officials are killed by Colombian drug lords to make their message clear: Leave us alone.