Catapulted to the Presidency of the United States by the death of his predecessor, Hamilton Delbacher finds himself in an ultimate confrontation with the new Soviet Premier, Yuri Serapin. In Moscow and in Washington DC- at the United Nations and in the capitals of Europe- everywhere the world watches horrified as these two immutable forces clash with nothing less than the survival of human life at stake. Through summit meetings, global military maneuvers and secret negotiations, the two leaders of the world's superpowers stalk each other relentlessly - both determined to win, both all too aware of the consequences of losing!