Silver tower (ABF #1)

To wit: It is 1992. The Silver Tower is American's first permanent space station, designed as a test bed for experiments, commanded by a powerful, non-conformist general. Its resident scientific genius is Ann Page, daughter of navy Captain Matthew Page, charged with making it an operational SDI as events in the Middle East escalate to the flashpoint-the Soviets poised to invade Iran. No one can guess at the far-reaching confrontation that is shortly to develop, or the role Silver Tower will play in deciding the balance of power. Eventually the space station must confront the full might of the Soviet Union's space-borne defense, as down below an American carrier group looks to its orbiting protector to save it from total destruction...Fast-paced, impeccable authentic, with a riveting, nail-biting finale, Silver Tower dramatized world-significant issues sure to be debated long after the last page is turned In 1992, America is on the brink of nuclear war after the Soviets invade Iran, and the key to the world's future may lie in an experimental space station--the Silver Tower--capable of destroying Soviet missiles