The Sicilian Scenario — H.G. Wells

A potential blockbuster action adventure thriller of an ultimate 21st century global terrorist situation, with global terrorists acquiring a mass of atomic weapons!The assault and execution of an atomic explosion at a South Pacific military base, the assassination of a leading politician, and the sabotage and hijacking of a new space shuttle reveals someone has acquired a mass of atomic weapons and is executing a sinister plot against civilization!A woman sunbathing on a paradise South Pacific island, believed to be desolate with no humans for hundreds of miles, is confronted with dangers and her worse fears when men in speedboats suddenly race ashore nearby and launch into battle, with the most powerful military weapons, on a full scale assault on something hidden behind a sea cliff!What's hidden on the tiny uninhabited island? What could drive the men to go to such limits and use such force and determination? Why do they attack the hidden enemy with such fortitude that even when shot they continue on going?