First published 1992
Edward Teller stands before Pentagon officials, arguing passionately for a space-based missile defense system that could reshape global warfare. The brilliant physicist who helped create the hydrogen bomb now faces his greatest challenge: convincing skeptical politicians and military leaders to fund his vision of orbiting lasers and particle beams. As costs spiral into hundreds of billions of dollars, Teller battles critics who question both the science and the strategy behind what becomes known as the Star Wars program. The weight of America's nuclear future rests on his ability to transform theoretical physics into practical defense, while Cold War tensions demand immediate answers to impossible questions.
Genres: history, science-fiction, 20th-century, military-fiction, physics, 21st-century
Vibes: suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: enemies-to-allies, man-vs-government
Setting: Pentagon, United States
Period: Cold War
350 pages · Hardcover · Simon & Schuster