Interesting premise. Intriguing story. Quick read. ( )

This was a solid political/business thriller, not quite as good as Erdman's The Crash of '79, but nonetheless still a good solid read.

Whilst it was written in 1981 and therefore is now set in the past asides from their being East & West Germany and the Soviet Union the story does transfer well to our current times - in fact there was recently a similar scenario occurring with missile technology being provided to China. So in reality asides for a handful of country changes the story is still realistic and pertinent.

The story essentially revolves around an American defense contractor attempting to sell it's new fangled missiles to NATO. When the deal appears in jeopardy they attempt bribery which leads down a path they were not expecting and to the eventual down fall of American foreign policy. ( )