Red Storm Rising

About “Red Storm Rising”

A 1986 novel by Tom Clancy follows a scenario in which terrorists attack the USSR, prompting the Soviet Union to retaliate by attacking western Europe. The story explores the conflict that arises as the USSR seeks to regain oil assets lost in the initial attack. The central question of the novel is who will ultimately win the escalating struggle. The plot focuses on the political and military tensions between the superpowers in the aftermath of the attacks.