The Cardinal of the Kremlin

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Two men possess vital data on Russias Star Wars missile defense system. One of them is CARDINAL--Americas highest agent in the Kremlin--and hes about to be terminated by the KGB. The other is the one American who can save CARDINAL and lead the world to the brink of peace--or war. Jack Ryan returns making decisions based on his conscience and his strict virtues and at the same time Clancy introduces Ryans counterpart-the enigmatic Mr. Clark. While Ryans choices revolve around ethics Clarks life is governed by cold reason. Their relationship develops into an intriguing contrast in Clancys later novels and Mr. Clark gets his start in Cardinal.