The book that I’ve read is the Cardinal of the Kremlin by author Tom Clancy. Just to give you a basic overview of Tom Clancy, I will tell you a few brief lines about him. He was lectured at the Central Intelligence Agency in the United States or, CIA, was conferred with the White House staff and has even been consulted by international intelligence experts. However he is neither a former intelligence officer nor naval man! Going back to the book, the Cardinal of the Kremlin falls mainly into the espionage and fiction genre and is built up of a couple real facts. The book itself takes place during the arms race of the late 80’s and is a continuation of The Hunt for Red October, also written by Tom Clancy. The book was printed in 1988 by the Berkley Publishing Group. While reading this book you will find that author Tom Clancy has a very creative way of writing. He also elaborates topics with great precision throughout the book. The Cardinal of the Kremlin shows how the CIA works with their field agents in retrieving information. The main plot is the race between the two superpowers, Soviet Union, at the time, and the United States, in developing a ground based anti-missile weapon. Three predominant themes that you may encounter this book are Star Wars Missile Defense Systems, espionage, and treason.
I bet you are all wondering what Star Wars Missile Defense Systems are. Basically they are large facilities, located in remote regions of course, that are comprised of a couple of smaller buildings, around 4 or 5, excluding housing buildings and the headquarter. Four out of the five buildings contain large lasers that when activated concentrate their beams for a fraction of a second on one point in the sky. This probably sounds like something from a movie right? Here is where it might get a little confusing. The Soviet facility that is in development in the book is codenamed Project Bright Star. It is located in an area called Dushanbe which is a few miles away from...