Table of Contents
Title Page
Copyright Page
Acknowledgements
ONE - Tuesday, 4:10 P.M., Seoul
TWO - Tuesday, 5:30 P.M., Seoul
THREE - Tuesday, 3:50 A.M , Chevy Chase, MD
FOUR - Tuesday, 5:55 P.M., Seoul
FIVE - Tuesday, 6:01 P.M., Seoul
SIX - Tuesday, 4:04 A.M., the White House
SEVEN - Tuesday, 6:05 P.M., Seoul
EIGHT - Tuesday, 4:08 A.M., Chevy Chase, MD
NINE - Tuesday, 6:10 P.M., Seoul
TEN - Tuesday, 6:13 P.M., Nagato, Japan
ELEVEN - Tuesday, 6:15 P.M., Seoul
TWELVE - Tuesday, 5:15 A.M., the White House
THIRTEEN - Tuesday, 5:25 A.M., Quantico Marine Corps Air Station, VA
FOURTEEN - Tuesday, 7.30 P.M., Seoul
FIFTEEN - Tuesday, 5:55 A.M., Washington, D.C.
SIXTEEN - Tuesday, 8:00 P.M., the Sea of Japan
SEVENTEEN - Tuesday, 6:02 A.M., Op-Center
EIGHTEEN - Tuesday, 6:03 A.M., Andrews Air Force Base
NINETEEN - Tuesday, 8:19 P.M., Seoul
TWENTY - Tuesday, 6:25 A.M., Op-Center
TWENTY-ONE - Tuesday, 9:00 P.M., Seoul
TWENTY-TWO - Tuesday, 7:08 A.M, Virginia-Kentucky Border
TWENTY-THREE - Tuesday, 7:10 A.M., Op-Center
TWENTY-FOUR - Tuesday, 9:15 P.M., Seoul
TWENTY-FIVE - Tuesday, 7:35 A.M., Op-Center
TWENTY-SIX - Tuesday, 7:45 A.M., the National Reconnaissance Office
TWENTY-SEVEN - Tuesday, 9:55 P.M., Seoul
TWENTY-EIGHT - Tuesday, 7:57 A.M., Op-Center
TWENTY-NINE - Tuesday, 10:00 P.M., Seoul
THIRTY - Tuesday, 8:05 A.M., Op-Center
THIRTY-ONE - Tuesday, 10:10 P.M., Seoul
THIRTY-TWO - Tuesday, 10:15 P.M., Seoul
THIRTY-THREE - Tuesday, 10:20 P.M., Kosong, North Korea
THIRTY-FOUR - Tuesday, 8:40 A.M., Op-Center
THIRTY-FIVE - Tuesday, 8:55 A.M., Op-Center
THIRTY-SIX - Tuesday, 11:07 P.M., the DMZ
THIRTY-SEVEN - Tuesday, 9:10 A.M., Washington, D.C.
THIRTY-EIGHT - Tuesday, 11:17 P.M., Sea of Japan, twelve miles from Hungnam, ...
THIRTY-NINE - Tuesday, 8:20 A.M., the C-141 over Texas
FORTY - Tuesday, 11:25 P.M., Seoul
FORTY-ONE - Tuesday, 9:30 A.M., the White House
FORTY-TWO - Tuesday, 11:40 P.M., Seoul
FORTY-THREE - Tuesday, 11:45 P.M., KCIA Headquarters
FORTY-FOUR - Tuesday, 10:00 A.M., Washington, D.C.
FORTY-FIVE - Tuesday, 10:05 A.M., Op-Center
FORTY-SIX - Wednesday, 12:30 A.M., outside of Seoul
FORTY-SEVEN - Tuesday, 10:50 A.M., Op-Center
FORTY-EIGHT - Wednesday, 1:10 A.M., the Diamond Mountains, North Korea
FORTY-NINE - Wednesday, 1:15, A.M., the DMZ
FIFTY - Wednesday, 1:20 A.M., Yanguu Village
FIFTY-ONE - Wednesday, 11:30 A.M., Op-Center
FIFTY-TWO - Wednesday, 1:45 A.M., the DMZ
FIFTY-THREE - Wednesday, 2:00 A.M., Yanguu Village
FIFTY-FOUR - Tuesday, 12:30 P.M., Op-Center
FIFTY-FIVE - Wednesday, 2:35 A.M., the Diamond Mountains
FIFTY-SIX - Wednesday 2:45 A.M., the DMZ
FIFTY-SEVEN - Wednesday, 2:55 A.M., Seoul
FIFTY-EIGHT - Tuesday, 1:10 P.M., Op-Center
FIFTY-NINE - Wednesday, 3:30 A.M., Sariwon
SIXTY - Wednesday, 3:45 A.M., KCIA Headquarters
SIXTY-ONE - Tuesday, 2:00 P.M., Op-Center
SIXTY-TWO - Tuesday, 8:40 A.M., East of Midway Island
SIXTY-THREE - Wednesday, 5:20 A.M., the DMZ
SIXTY-FOUR - Tuesday, 4:00 P.M., Op-Center
SIXTY-FIVE - Wednesday, 6:30 A.M., the DMZ
SIXTY-SIX - Wednesday, 7:00 A.M. the Diamond Mountains
SIXTY-SEVEN - Wednesday, 7:10 A.M., Osaka
SIXTY-EIGHT - Wednesday, 7:20 A.M. , the DMZ
SIXTY-NINE - Tuesday, 5:30 P.M., Op-Center
SEVENTY - Wednesday, 7:35 A.M., the DMZ
SEVENTY-ONE - Wednesday, 7:48 A.M., the Diamond Mountains
SEVENTY-TWO - Wednesday, 7:50 A.M., the DMZ
SEVENTY-THREE - Wednesday, 7:53 A.M., Seoul
SEVENTY-FOUR - Wednesday, 7:59 A.M., the Diamond Mountains
SEVENTY-FIVE - Wednesday, 8:00 A.M., North Korean DMZ
SEVENTY-SIX - Wednesday, 8:02 A.M., the road to Yangyang
SEVENTY-SEVEN - Wednesday, 6:05 P.M., Op-Center
SEVENTY-EIGHT - Wednesday, 8:10 A.M., Seoul
SEVENTY-NINE - Wednesday, 6:17 A.M., Or-Center
EIGHTY - Wednesday, 9:00 A.M., the Diamond Mountains
EIGHTY-ONE - Wednesday, 7:20 P.M., Op-Center
EIGHTY-TWO - Wednesday, 9:24 A.M., the Diamond Mountains
EIGHTY-THREE - Wednesday, 7:35 P.M., Op-Center
EIGHTY-FOUR - Wednesday, 9:36 A.M., the Diamond Mountains
EIGHTY-FIVE - Wednesday, 9:37 A.M., The Diamond Mountains
EIGHTY-SIX - Wednesday, 9:50 A.M., The Diamond Mountains
EIGHTY-SEVEN - Wednesday, 10:30 A.M., Seoul
EIGHTY-EIGHT - Wednesday, 9:00 P.M., Op-Center
Other titles by Steve Pieczenik
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The Clancy epic fans have been waiting for. His code name is Mr. Clark. And his work for the CIA is brilliant, coldblooded, and efficient . . . but who is he really?
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NOVELS BY TOM CLANCY
The Hunt for Red October
Red Storm Rising
Patriot Games
Patriot Games
The Cardinal of the Kremlin
Clear and Present Danger
The Sum of All Fears
Without Remorse
Debt of Honor
Executive Orders
Rainbow Six
The Bear and the Dragon
Red Rabbit
The Teeth of the Tiger
SSN: Strategies of Submarine Warfare
NONFICTION
Submarine: A Guided Tour Inside a Nuclear Warship
Armored Cav: A Guided Tour of are Armored Cavalry Regiment
Fighter Wing: A Guided Tour of are Air Force Combat Wing
Marine: A Guided Tour of a Marine Expeditionary Unit
Airborne: A Guided Tour of are Airborne Task Force
Carrier: A Guided Tour of are Aircraft Carrier
Special Forces: A Guided Tour of U.S. Army Special Forces
Into the Storm: A Study in Command
(written with General Fred Franks, Jr., Ret.)
Every Man a Tiger (written with General Charles Horner, Ret.)
Shadow Warriors: Inside the Special Forces
(written with General Carl Stiner, Ret., and Tony Koltz)
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Tom Clancy’s Op-Center: Mission of Honor
Tom Clancy’s Op-Center: Sea of Fire
Tom Clancy’s Op-Center: Call to Treason
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Tom Clancy’s Net Force: Breaking Point
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Acknowledgments
We would like to thank Jeff Rovin for his creative ideas and his invaluable contribution to the preparation of the manuscript. We would also like to acknowledge the assistance of Martin H. Greenberg, Larry Segriff, Robert Youdelman, Esq., and the wonderful people at The Putnam Berkley Group, including Phyllis Grann, David Shanks, and Elizabeth Beier. As always, we would like to thank Robert Gottlieb of The William Morris Agency, our agent and friend, without whom this book would never have been conceived. But most importantly, it is for you, our readers, to determine how successful our collective endeavor has been.
—Tom Clancy and Steve Pieczenik
ONE
Tuesday, 4:10 P.M., Seoul
Gregory Donald took a sip of scotch and looked across the crowded bar.
“Do you ever find yourself thinking back, Kim? I don’t mean to this morning or last week, but—way back?”
Kim Hwan, Deputy Director of the Korean Central Intelligence Agency, used a red stirring straw to poke at the slice of lemon floating in his Diet Coke. “To me, Greg, this morning is way back. Especially on days like these. What I wouldn’t give to be on a fishing boat with my uncle Pak in Yangyang.”
Donald laughed. “Is he still as feisty as he used to be?”
“Feistier. Remember how he used to have two fishing boats? Well, he got rid of one. Said he couldn’t stand having a partner. But sometimes I’d rather be fighting fish and storms than bureaucrats. You remember what it was like.” From the corner of his eye, Hwan watched as two men sitting beside him paid their tab and left.
Donald nodded. “I remember. That’s why I got out.”
Hwan leaned closer, looked around. His eyes narrowed, and his clean-cut features took on a conspiratorial edge. “I didn’t want to say anything while the Seoul Press editors were sitting here, but do you realize they’ve actually grounded my helicopters for today?”
Donald’s brow arched with surprise. “Are they crazy?”
“Worse. Reckless. The press monkeys said choppers crisscrossing overhead would make too much noise and ruin the sound bites. So if anything happens, there’s no aerial recon.”
Donald finished his scotch, then reached into the side pocket of his tweed jacket. “It’s upsetting, but it’s like everywhere else, Kim. The marketers have taken over from the talent. It’s that way in intelligence work, government, even at the Friendship Society. No one just jumps in the pool anymore. Everything’s got ...
