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The U.S. Navy covertly tracks a Chinese cargo ship headed for Iraq. Its rumored cargo: several tons of chemicals, enough for Iraq to build a new arsenal of biological weapons. To avoid a diplomatic nightmare, Covert-one must prove this ship is indeed carrying its deadly cargo before it can be stopped. Racing against the clock, Col. Jon Smith uncovers the truth about the ship, a truth that probes the deepest secrets of the Chinese government and reveals a terrifying international cabal, which thrusts the world to the very brink of war.