A coup, a presidential election, and terrorists.

Max Kenworth, SOCOM's nuclear weapons expert, is sent to Incirlik Air Base in Turkey to evaluate the safety of nuclear weapons stored there. A coup is about to happen in Turkey, and the US President will not authorize the movement of the nukes. When Incirlik Air Base is caught off guard and the nukes are stolen, Max chases his nemesis and the terrorists he is leading around the world.

The US Presidential campaign is in a close race, and Jenny Gareth is the favored candidate. Her campaign is pulling out all the stops, willing to do anything to assure her election. Her husband, Stew, contracts with a traitor and terrorists to bring one nuke into the US and explode it where he specifies, planning to set up the traitor while taking out Jenny's opponent.

Learning that Gareth is going to set him up, the traitor double-crosses Stew. It has become a personal vendetta. A target is placed on Gareth and a trap is set up for Max Kenworth.