Oath of office
(Book)

Freedom may have finally arrived in Iran. As protests break out across the country, the media rejoices over the so-called Persian Spring. Western leaders are ecstatic. Members of Congress and the Cabinet clamor to back the rebels. Only President Jack Ryan remains wary. Meanwhile, he has plenty to handle at home. A deadly strain of flu is ravaging the U.S. as spring floods decimate the Southeast. An unethical senator wants to bring down the Ryan presidency. But the scariest story is the most closely guarded one. Two Russian nuclear missiles have been hijacked.