Times have changed. The Iron Curtain has fallen, giving way to a New World Order, and the power plays of political agendas have been replaced by ruthless plots for profit. The war has changed...but the warriors remain the same. This 17th installment of the legendary Agent 007 involves today's post-Cold War Russia and deals with the Mafia-linked market in nuclear weapons--with swiftly changing political patterns turning old opponents into new best friends...and old allies into deadly enemies.