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(More customer reviews)What I found interesting about this book is how the authors knit fact with fiction. Kudos to the authors for that and the detailed knowledge of the latest weaponry. But ultimately, it comes down to predicting the future........and that is a very hard thing to do.
While I suppose that ANYTHING can happen in the future, there are some things which are very unlikely. For example, it is extremely unlikely that India might help China build its infrastructure after China is alienated by the West. (p. 246)
Another problem I have is that the American President backs off when he realizes that China can unleash a nuclear weapon on American soil EVEN THOUGH China made the first (using conventional weapons) strike and killed 2,000 American seamen. Americans are very nationalistic. If the Chinese would rather die than to give in, so would the Americans.
Also, a character named Reece Overhalt comes out of nowhere and becomes a key player at the most crucial time of the nuclear standoff. I find it hard to believe that a businessman like him is trusted w/ top secret information like location of Chinese submarines and that he, instead of the US Ambassador, negotiates peace on behalf of the American President.
Finally, the book seemed a bit like a Hindi movie.......a 1.5 hour story stretched to 3 hours by smaller unrelated stories.
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