A left-leaning judge liberates four of the most dangerous al-Qaeda terrorists from Guantanamo Bay and they rejoin the dark and mysterious forces trained by Osama bin Laden high in the Hindu Kush. Retired Navy SEAL Lt. Commander Mack Bedford is called in to assist on one of the most highly classified missions ever launched from CIA headquarters.

In a near-future world where Israel and the United States have eliminated nuclear threats in Iran and North Korea, Russia plots an aggressive military campaign against America, prompting U.S. Navy SEAL Mack Bedford to conduct a world-changing defense mission.