"Orion should never have been sent into orbit, its deadly nuclear cargo was in violation of the most sacred international agreements. Now GODS, the General Orbital Decay Syndrome, was bringing the satellite down, decades ahead of schedule, and out of control. If it landed in any of a hundred trouble spots on Earth, it could start a war. The President plunged his top men into a secret crash effort to send up a manned space shuttle to divert Orion, or destry it, with only months to spare. The timetable was even more urgent than the President knew. What Orion carried was nothing as simple as nuclear explosives... but death for every human on Earth."--Back cover.… (more)