Submerged off the coast of California, a Navy submarine awaits a signal to proceed to SUBASE Bangor to receive its lethal payload. The submarine will then cross the oceans of the world totally submerged, arriving at an unlikely and alien destination to deliver its cargo.

A closely guarded secret of the Vietnam War era, The White Train regularly carried nuclear missiles across the country’s populated states to submarines stationed on the West Coast. The train is back in service for another clandestine mission, orchestrated by the President of the United States.

The White Train disappears. A fax from the ‘terrorist’ faction claiming to hold the train hostage presents its demands, which the President cannot meet. He has acted without the express knowledge or permission of Congress and the mission is illegal. As the operation unravels, all that stands between disaster and resolution are the efforts of a highly improbable alliance.