Sam has never questioned orders before. But everything looks different in the shadow of the Bomb…
The Cold War rumbles on, and a top-secret naval base in Scotland is now the home of Britain’s nuclear arsenal.
As second-in-command of a Polaris submarine, Sam, along with his elite band of comrades, must learn to love the Bomb — or at least to tolerate it. Between deterrent patrol exercises, he does his best to lead a normal life with his wife Janet and three children.
Sam’s been trained to do whatever the Navy requires of him. But after a chance encounter with protesters from a nearby peace camp — including their charismatic leader El Tel and the beautiful, enigmatic Mary Carmichael – he finds himself questioning everything.
And as he’s torn between ambition and principle, soon his future in the Navy is on the line…