Nuclear Dragon

The US and China have emerged in the millennium as the preeminent superpowers. In Nuclear Dragon, the U.S. is on the verge of creating the first practical fission plant in a secret installation on the uninhabited Japanese island of Senkaku, part-way between Okinawa and Taiwan. Through espionage, a U.S. traitor, and hacking, the People's Republic of China learns about the facility and wants its secrets by any means possible. Suddenly the black veil of secrecy is shredded, the long shot project is on the verge of a breakthrough, and the Chinese want the prize located in their backyard. Navy Reserve Commander Ben McGuire, a Navy SEAL team, and an isolated group of scientists struggle with sabotage, a typhoon, and a rapidly approaching and powerful Chinese fleet, and a radical new reactor that some scientists are terrified of shutting down. Nuclear Dragon's fast-paced and very realistic (and scary) scenario keeps the reader turning pages as one meets very interesting and believable characters, many of whom have history with each other.