Vroege Recensenten

Stalin has just been murdered and Eisenhower has been elected...

He is faced with the continuing war in Korea and CIA reports that the Soviet's are planning a major offensive in Western Europe. We go through National Security Council Meetings and the development of the U-2. Khrushchev continues to boast about Soviet bombers, armor. Ike counters with a massive retaliation doctrine. Sputnik and Gaither report send the US into a frenzy that compel Eisenhower to continue U-2 flights despite Soviet efforts to shoot down the U-2s. Eisenhower creates several scientific panels that make heavy contributions to missile and bomber development.

Finding Designated Ground Zero is about the need for and the building of the U-2 airplane. It follows the life of Caleb Young, the chief Scientist for the CIA from 1952-1960, as he tries to shade National Intelligence Estimates to forestall a first strike by US forces.