Without warning, China and Pakistan launch devastating offensives against Nepal and Bangladesh. The U. N. Security Council is baffled-why would China ally itself with India's northern neighbor? Then they learn that the Chinese are secretly planning to occupy Pakistan and take their oil reserves-by building a pipeline through India. Only one irrepressible force stands a chance against the immovable object that is the Chinese army-Lieutenant Commander Blake Murdock and his elite SEAL team. But they'll have to walk a fine line, for even the slightest slip could lead to a full-blown nuclear war.