The Kurchatov Penetration - Paperback

by Timothy S. Jacobson (Author)

Mossad assassinations of Iranian nuclear experts, debilitating international sanctions, computer viruses tailored to disrupt uranium enrichment facilities, other acts of sabotage, and threats of all-out war by the U.S. escalate and push extremist rulers within the Islamic Republic of Iran to the point of frenzied desperation and insane impatience in their quest to construct the ultimate weapon of horror. Despite the risks of feeding Iran's ravenous appetite for plutonium, Nikolai Volkov of the Russian "mafiya" devises a plan to reap obscene profits by hijacking a cache of weapons-grade material for sale in the Middle East. The mafiya is thwarted in its efforts until it tricks a brilliant but naïve teenage hacker, Kent Dalton, into picking the digital locks securing stockpiles of fissile materials. In a cascade of intrigue, the fate of the world suddenly hangs in the balance as the mafiya, the hacker, and the governments of Russia, America and Iran scratch and claw for control of the most dangerous and powerful element on Earth.

Author Biography

Timothy S. Jacobson is a mission pilot in the U.S. Air Force Auxiliary (Civil Air Patrol), attorney, writer, conservationist, documentary filmmaker, former dot-com and energy company executive, computer programmer, guitar player, blacksmith, and public speaker with a black belt in karate and an advanced scuba certification. He has traveled in the Middle East and stared down the barrels of machine guns wielded by screaming soldiers while investigating security and political issues embroiling the region. He is a student of Russian language and history. In the Civil Air Patrol, Major Jacobson has flown Homeland Security training exercises in which armed F-16 fighter jets have intercepted the plane he is piloting. His skilled legal advocacy led Law & Politics and Milwaukee Magazine to jointly name him a "Super Lawyer," and he has appeared and advocated before the United States Supreme Court. USA Today said, "If ... Jacobson['s firm] isn't careful, it may wind up giving lawyers a good name." Saint Paul Pioneer Press called his firm "one of the most Internet-savvy law firms in existence." His leadership of a nonprofit conservancy resulted in the organization being recognized as "Land Trust of the Year" and "Friend of Conservation - Outstanding Organization." He has published magazine articles about international peace and justice issues, computer security, law and land conservation. He frequently has been profiled on TV, in newspapers and magazines for his legal and conservation work and his involvement in international issues.